Adult Cardiology

Heart Transplant

17 Mar

Heart Transplant

An operation to replace a damaged or failing heart with a healthy heart from a donor who’s recently died is known as a heart transplant.

Indications for Heart Transplants

  • Heart failure and medicines are not working.
  • Collection of fatty substances in the heart arteries, as a result of which blood
  • Circulation is blocked or interrupted (coronary heart disease).
  • The heart walls become stretched, thickened, or stiff (cardiomyopathy).
  • A birth defect that interferes with heart functioning (congenital heart disease).

The Procedure of a Heart Transplant

  • A heart transplant normally takes between 4 and 6 hours and it is done under GA.
  • To maintain blood circulation and breathing, the patient will be attached to a bypass machine.
  • A catheter is inserted into the bladder for urine to pass out during and after the procedure.
  • An incision is made on the chest to expose the heart.
  • Malfunctioning heart is partially removed, and the section of right and left atria is left behind.
  • Then, a new heart is inserted and is attached to the main artery (pulmonary artery) & also to the leftover portion of the atria.
  • When beating is started in the new heart, the bypass machine is disconnected.
  • After that, stitching & bandaging is done And the patient is shifted to ICU.

Risks of a Heart Transplant

  • The transplanted heart can be recognized as foreign by the immune system and there are chances of rejection.
  • The functioning of the donated heart is insufficient.
  • The heart arteries can become narrow.
  • Drug side effects especially from immunosuppressants.

Contraindications for a Heart Transplant

  • Damaged organs (kidneys)
  • An active infection
  • Cancer
  • Damaged blood vessels because of diabetes.
  • Obesity
  • Excessive smoking or alcohol consumption

Management

  • Regular checkups
  • Immunosuppressants are prescribed for the rest of life
  • Physiotherapy to regain the strength
  • Regular exercise after 6 – 12 weeks
  • A balanced diet
  • Weight management
  • Quit smoking and drinking excessive alcohol
  • Wait for at least a year for planning a baby

Some Facts about Heart Transplant

Number of days taken for initial investigations 5
Number of days in ICU 10
Number of days in Room 11
Follow up days 15
Total days required to stay overseas for treatment 41

Role of Parishay Healthcare in Planning Heart Transplant!

After you contact us, a relationship manager is allocated to you who arranges a teleconsultation with an excellent healthcare provider according to your need. After your consent, we move forward with your untroubled travel arrangements, treatment plan, and follow-up care.

For more information visit our website www.parishayafrica.com

 

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