Heart Transplant Essay

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                        One World Essay: Heart Transplant

In this essay I am going to discuss the following; Who is in need of a heart transplant the most; George, Mary or John, and why?

The benefits and limitations of an organ transplant

        The benefits of an organ transplant are that the patients will, if you have a valve failure, like John, the chances are that after a valve surgery, that a few years later you’re other valves will have the same problem. And then giving the patient (in this case John) a new donor heart will prevent these problems occurring. A donor heart transplant will prevent (if the patient has had a good surgery with no problems, and the heart doesn’t decide to fail after a few years) that the patient does not have to return to the hospital for more surgeries, since everything that was wrong with the patient’s heart is not there anymore.

        The limitations of a donor heart transplant are that the patients might suffer from other circulatory conditions unrelated to the heart. These conditions might cause (usually do) problems or complications while the patient is in heart surgery. Here are a few of these circulatory conditions:

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  • Kidney, lung or liver disease
  • Insulin-dependent diabetes with other organ dysfunctions
  • Life-threatening diseases unrelated to heart failure
  • Vascular disease of the neck and leg arteries

If a patient has one of the above listed problems, heart transplantation might be a problem. Also, I have a list stating what is necessary if the patient wants to have a new heart:

  1. The patient must be less than 69 years old when put on the waiting list
  2. The patient must show no evidence of active infections or cancer at time of transplant
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