Where you could end up?Heat Transplant Surgery

History of Transplants

Kidney

Pancreas

Liver

Heart

1954 by Murray/Harrison

1966 by Lillehei

1967 by Starzl

1968 by Barnard

Statistics

Patients Waiting for Heart

( as of Jan 21st)

• USA 3,181

• Utah 272 (we are in region 5 of 11 in the

USA to receive a heart)

Reason for Heart Transplant

Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Severe coronary artery disease

Birth defects of the heat

Transplant Process

There are 3 Procedures done to complete a heat transplant

Harvest

Remove

Attach

Outcomes

Study’s done in 2006-2007 show the following survival rates• 3 months 93%• 1 year 88.2%• 5 year 74%• 10 year 54.1%• Type A blood has a higher survival rate• Males have a higher survival rate then females

Sources

http://www.cts.usc.edu/ht-pg-hearttransplantprocedure.html

http://www.unos.org/donation/index.php