Heart transplantation
Heart transplantation
Heart transplantation (pronunciation: /hɑːrt trænsplɑːnˈteɪʃən/), also known as a cardiac transplantation, is a surgical procedure that involves replacing a diseased or failing heart with a healthy one from a donor.
Etymology
The term "heart transplantation" is derived from the Latin words "cor" meaning heart, and "transplantare" meaning to plant or graft. The term "cardiac transplantation" comes from the Greek word "kardia" meaning heart, and the Latin word "transplantare".
Procedure
The heart transplantation procedure begins with the identification of a suitable donor, who is typically brain-dead but still has a functioning heart. The recipient's diseased heart is then removed and replaced with the donor's heart. The blood vessels are connected, and the new heart starts to beat. The chest is then closed, and the patient is taken to the intensive care unit for recovery.
Related terms
- Donor: An individual who provides an organ or tissue for transplantation.
- Recipient: The person receiving the organ or tissue transplant.
- Transplant rejection: A complication that can occur after a transplant, where the recipient's immune system attacks the transplanted organ or tissue.
- Immunosuppression: The reduction of the activation or efficacy of the immune system, typically used to prevent the body from rejecting a transplanted organ.
- Cardiomyopathy: A disease of the heart muscle that makes it harder for the heart to pump blood to the rest of the body, a common reason for heart transplantation.
- Organ transplantation: A medical procedure in which an organ is removed from one body and placed in the body of a recipient, to replace a damaged or missing organ.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Heart transplantation
- Wikipedia's article - Heart transplantation
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