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An organ transplant is the transplantation of a whole or partial organ from one body to another (or from a donor site on the patient's own body), for the purpose of replacing the recipient's damaged or failing organ with a working one from the donor site. Organ donors can be living, or deceased (previously referred to as cadaveric).
Types of Transplants
Autograft
A transplant of tissue from one to oneself. Sometimes this is done with surplus tissue, or tissue that can regenerate, or tissues more desperately needed elsewhere (examples include skin grafts, vein extraction for CABG, etc.) Sometimes this is done to remove the tissue and then treat it or the person, before returning it (examples include stem-cell autograft and storing blood in advance of surgery.)Allograft
An allograft is a transplanted organ or tissue from a genetically non-identical member of the same species. Most human tissue and organ transplants are allografts.Isograft
A subset of allografts in which organs or tissues are transplanted from one to a genetically identical other (such as an identical twin). This is differentiated because though it is anatomically identical to an allograft, it is closer to an autograft in terms of immunology. More on [ Organ transplant ]
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Transplant at California Pacific Medical Center - Programs for end-stage cardiac disease, artificial hearts and heart transplant.
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Transplant Center - Information for patients, family and friends including evaluation, waiting, medication, diet and other resources.
Doug's Heart - Personal experiences of Doug Fredlund who received a new heart in 1996, after having the longest wait for a transplant on a HeartMate LVAD at the University of Minnesota Hospital.
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Hahnemann Heart - Hahnemann University Hospital offers the AbioCor implantable artificial heart.
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Health Care Financial Administration - A list of medicare approved heart, lung, heart-lung, and liver transplant centers is provided.
Heart Transplantation at Columbia University Department of Surgery - Information on heart disease and heart transplantation, immunology and how to be a proactive participant in one's health care.
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HowStuffWorks: How Artificial Hearts Work - Graphic narrative shows the self-contained AbioCor Implantable Replacement Heart, how it's implanted, and how it compares to the failed artificial hearts in the past.
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MUSC Medical Center Heart Transplant Program - About the program as well as patient education, heart failure management and a support group.
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June 1987 and is the only cardiac transplant program in South Carolina. ]
National Heart Center of Singapore - A discussion about how a transplant is done, who might get one, how donors are found and life after a transplant.
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Newsmaker Interview- Artificial Heart - An interview by Sean Henahan with heart transplant authority Dr. Mehmet Oz on the state of the art of the artificial heart, including LVADs and the new Abiocor implant.
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The Straight Story - In depth look at heart transplants, from qualifying till after the surgery and going home and life after. Real-life stories and links.
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University of Michigan Health System - Topics covered are who is a candidate for transplant, how it is done, complications, the survival rate for heart transplants and a number to help find a doctor.
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