What problems can someone have from heart transplant?

Infection: The medicines used to supress rejection of the new heart can leave pts prone to infection. Once infected pts can quickly become septic.The Prednisone can also cause high sugers and high blood pressure and a cushings like apearance.

Rejection, CAD: In addition to the already mentioned infection, medications are taken to prevent rejection by your immune system. The transplanted heart is also susceptible to coronary artery disease at an accelerated rate.

Heart transplant: Transplantation of the heart requires anti rejection meds that have side effects. Tacrolimus, or cyclosporin, MMF, prednisone, sirolimus are usual. These predispose to infections, cause diabetes, elevate lipids, elevate bp, promote wt gain, can cause neuro changes, can injure kidneys, and can abet cancers or lymphomas. Hearts can weaken from rejection attacks. Pleural effusions happen too.