Heart Transplant
Heart transplants are carried out when the heart can no longer function (heart failure). This procedure relies on there being a suitable donor heart available when it is needed.
During the procedure, the patient is placed on a heart bypass machine which takes over the heart function while the old heart is removed and the new heart is implanted and attached.
Did you know?
Dr Chris Barnard, a South African doctor, was the first person to perform a heart transplant in 1967.
Heart transplant patients cannot eat grapefruit of grapefruit juice as it interacts with their anti-rejection medication.
