Heart-lung transplant

During a heart-lung transplant, a person's diseased heart and lungs are replaced with the heart and lungs of a recently deceased donor.

What is a heart-lung transplant? {#introduction}

When is a heart-lung transplant needed?

How common are heart-lung transplants?

Limitations on organ availability

Risks

Risks of a heart-lung transplant {#risks}

How is a heart-lung transplant performed? {#how-is-it-performed}

Recovery from a heart-lung transplant {#recovery}

Who can use a heart-lung transplant? {#who-can-use-it}

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A heart-lung transplant is a major and rarely performed surgical procedure.

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Risks of a heart-lung transplant

How is a heart-lung transplant performed?

Recovery from a heart-lung transplant

Who can use a heart-lung transplant?

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