Heart
Heart Transplant
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When the heart doesn’t pump as well as it should, there are many treatment options available to patients, including heart transplant. Many of these very sick patients choose Penn’s heart transplant program for their care. As the largest heart transplant center in the Mid-Atlantic region and one of the top 10 heart transplant programs in the nation, surgeons at Penn have performed more than 700 heart transplants since the program began in 1988.
The Penn heart transplant team is experienced in evaluating high-risk patients and understands what transplantation can provide for them. Penn cardiac surgeons perform more heart transplants than all of the other centers in the region combined.
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Some of the options now available to heart failure patients include mechanical circulatory support devices (MCSDs) such as the total artificial heart. In 2007, Penn Transplant Institute became the first heart transplant center in the region to be certified for temporary total artificial heart (TAH-t) implantation. The TAH-t functions as a heart while the patient awaits transplant. Patients receiving the TAH-t are nearly twice as likely to survive until transplant as are patients who receive traditional mechanical support.
The goal of Penn’s heart transplant program is to help patients experiencing end-stage heart failure. Heart transplant is a complex procedure requiring an experienced and caring team. The Penn heart transplant program has the depth and experience to successfully treat those patients for whom transplant is the answer, as well as the many patients for whom it is not.
For more information, please view our patient guide.
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Need an appointment? Request one online 24 hours/day, 7 days/week or call 800-789-PENN (7366) to speak to a referral counselor. |
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