Reasons for Heart-lung Transplant
When your doctor informs you that you need the Heart-lung Transplant procedure performed it can be scary. Learn exactly what the procedure involves, the reasons it needs to be performed and what the next steps could be.
Alternate Names for Heart-lung Transplant:
Transplant, heart-lung
Learn
- Overview
- What It Is
- Reasons For
- Complications
- What to Expect
- Results
- When to Call a Doctor
Why Heart-lung Transplant is Performed
Alternate Names for Heart-lung Transplant:
Transplant, heart-lung
Reasons for Procedure
A heart-lung transplant is done if you have:
- An irreversible, life-threatening lung disease that affects the heart (but are in otherwise good health)-An example of this is severe pulmonary hypertension (an increase in blood pressure in the lung's blood vessels).
- Have undergone other treatments (eg, surgery, medicine) without success
Learn
 What to Expect Find out how long it will take, what they will be doing and what to expect afterwards. |
 Results What are the next steps and other possible tests needed after you have received the results. |
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