ASK & ANSWER | Browse questions and answers from our community experts
Showing 7 - 9 of 52 results.
What is the age limit for a heart transplant?
Asked by unknown
1 Answers
Is there an age limit for cardiac transplant recipients? The age limit for consideration of a cardiac transplant is somewhat controversial. The International Association of Heart and Lung Transplantation now recommends 70 years of age as the upper age limit for heart transplants under most circumstances.
How long can you expect to live after a heart transplant?
Asked by unknown
1 Answers
Heart transplant patients who receive new organs before the age of 55 and get them at hospitals that perform at least nine heart transplants a year are significantly more likely than other people to survive at least 10 years after their operations.
Can a heart transplant change your personality?
Asked by unknown
1 Answers
Heart transplantation is not simply a question of replacing an organ that no longer functions. Fifteen per cent stated that their personality had indeed changed, but not because of the donor organ, but due to the life threatening event.