Heart transplant
Heart Transplant
A Heart Transplant (pronounced: hahrt trans-plant) is a surgical procedure that involves replacing a diseased or failing heart with a healthy heart from a deceased donor.
Etymology
The term "Heart Transplant" is derived from the English words "heart", referring to the organ that pumps blood through the body, and "transplant", which originates from the Latin word "transplantare" meaning to move or transfer.
Procedure
A Heart Transplant is performed when all other treatments for heart disease have failed. The procedure begins with the identification of a suitable donor, followed by the removal of the donor's heart and its transplantation into the recipient. The recipient's own heart is either removed (orthotopic procedure) or, less commonly, left in place to support the donor heart (heterotopic procedure).
Related Terms
- Cardiology: The branch of medicine that deals with diseases and abnormalities of the heart.
- Organ Donation: The process of giving an organ or a part of an organ for the purpose of transplantation into another person.
- Immunosuppression: The reduction of the activation or efficacy of the immune system, typically used to prevent the body from rejecting a transplanted organ.
- Rejection (medicine): A reaction of the immune system against non-self antigens in a transplanted organ or tissue.
- Heart Failure: A chronic condition in which the heart doesn't pump blood as well as it should.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Heart transplant
- Wikipedia's article - Heart transplant
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