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== Heart Transplant == ...replacing a diseased or failing heart with a healthy heart from a deceased donor.

...t involves replacing a diseased or failing heart with a healthy one from a donor. ...r" meaning heart, and "transplantare" meaning to plant or graft. The term "cardiac transplantation" comes from the Greek word "kardia" meaning heart, and the

...are not brain-dead but whose hearts have stopped beating, also known as [[cardiac death]]. ...o beat. This is in contrast to donation after brain death (DBD), where the donor's heart is still beating at the time of organ retrieval.

...ˈdævər/), also known as a '''Cardiac Arrest Cadaver''' or '''Heart-Beating Donor''', is a deceased individual whose heart continues to beat due to the use o ...beat, providing oxygen and nutrients to the organs, until they are removed for transplantation.

...o remove small pieces of heart muscle, which are then sent to a laboratory for examination. ...ardiac sarcoidosis]]. It is also used to monitor the heart after a [[heart transplant]].

'''Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy''' (pronunciation: kahr-dee-ak al-uh-graft vas-kyuh- ...ame species but different genetic makeup. "Vasculopathy" is a general term for any disease of the blood vessels.

...ed from the Old English ''heorte'' for "heart" and the Latin ''chirurgia'' for "surgery". ...a surgical procedure to replace a diseased heart with a healthy one from a donor.

...h cardiac transplants and mechanical support devices, and end-of-life care for patients with end-stage heart failure. ...r independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the dental health care continuum.<br/>The individu

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