Heart Organ Transplant
Heart transplantation is the process of replacing the diseased heart, which is severely damaged and cannot perform its normal functions, with a healthy heart.
Structure and function of the heart: The heart is an organ in the thorax, between the two lungs, under the breastbone, and is composed of a muscle mass that is about the size of a fist, leaning slightly to the left. Under normal conditions, the heart automatically contracts and relaxes in a synchronous manner and pumps the blood from the heart chambers through the main arteries to the lungs to clear some of it and the other part to the whole body for use. The blood carries the oxygen and nutrients that the tissues need, and brings the harmful substances accumulated in the tissues to the excretory organs (lungs, kidneys, liver) to be eliminated from the body.
What are the transport resources? Since it is not possible to obtain the heart from a living donor (donor), transplantation is only done with a healthy heart taken from a cadaver who has donated his organs and has been brain dead for some reason. Heart transplantation is an appropriate treatment option when other treatment options are insufficient.
Is blood group and tissue compatibility necessary in transplantation? Blood group compatibility is essential between the donor and the patient to whom organ transplantation will be performed. However, the compatibility of the blood with the Rh factor is not sought.
Heart failure treatment? In the treatment, corrective surgeries such as diet, rehabilitation, use of cardiac arrhythmia corrective devices and coronary bypass and valve surgeries for diseases leading to heart failure can be applied, especially drugs. However, despite everything, when heart failure progresses to the stage where the heart cannot fulfill its duties, these treatments cannot produce results. The most effective methods in the treatment of patients who have reached this stage are either heart transplantation or artificial heart support devices.
