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Heart transplantation is the gold standard treatment that is used to treat a variety of heart conditions, including, advanced heart failure, arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy, congenital heart disease (CHD), coronary artery disease (CAD), heart attack, diabetes, drug abuse, high blood pressure, and valvular heart disease. Sadly, not enough healthy hearts are donated to ensure that everyone who needs a new heart receives one. Doctors are working towards this cause so that those at highest risk are transplanted first. The Need For A Heart Transplant : A heart transplant procedure offers hope for patients with end-stage heart failure, and an estimated 5.7 million people in the United States suffer from heart failure (HF), meaning their hearts cannot pump as effectively as they should, which could be due to damage from heart attack, high blood pressure, diabetes, a heart disease called cardiomyopathy, or a deformed valve. Some of the symptoms experienced include shortness of breath, fati...

Thousands of people in the United States undergo open-heart surgery every day that not only leaves them with a long chest incision, but also a lengthy recovery. Everyone heals at a different rate, and the time it takes to fully heal depends on the individual’s age and overall health, and of course, how complex the operation was. One needs to work closely with their doctors. Most of the healing- usually about 80 percent- happens in the first 6-8 weeks after surgery. Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the most common of all heart surgeries, which uses a blood vessel taken from another part of the body to go round a blocked heart artery. Open-heart surgery is also recommended and performed to repair or replace a faulty heart valve or to repair damaged or abnormal areas of the ticker. No two patient experiences will be the same, here are some important things that you should be aware of when recovering from heart surgery: Changes in eating habits - Loss of appetite o...