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How Are Heart Transplant Recipients Selected?

by Jodee

in Heart Conditions

Have you ever wondered how decisions about who should be given a heart transplant are made? The surgery has successfully been performed on newborn babies, as well as senior citizens. Unfortunately, not everyone who needs a new heart will receive one since there is a shortage of organs available for transplant. A heart (or any [...]

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Heart Transplant Recipients Rely on “Luck of the Draw”

by Jodee

in Heart Conditions

There are approximately 2,200 heart transplants performed in the United States each year, according to the American Heart Association. In 2008, 57 recipients of new hearts were between the ages of 6-10. The number one reason why a person may need to be placed on the transplant list for a heart is due to an [...]

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