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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 ti ...
Wikipedia - [full article]
Heart Transplantation Articles
- FDA Approves Heart Assist Device for
Children
... FDA today approved a Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) for a miniaturized heart pump for children aged 5 to 16 who are awaiting a heart transplant. The product, called a ventricular assist device, i...
Resources
- A Transplant Center//'s Dedicated Duo (Cleveland Clinic)
- American Heart Association
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