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How common are heart transplants throughout the world?
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Not very: Due to shortage of organs and donors, the majority of eligible patients expire prior to transplant.
Answered 11/8/2011
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Not very: Annually there are ~ 2000 adult heart transplants performed in the US and another 1000 throughout the rest if the world. Annually it is estimated that 150,000 patients due worldwide that would be a candidate for a heart transplant.
Answered 9/28/2016
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