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If you are a heart donor and are a middle aged man, can you donate to a kid?
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No: A deceased heart donor would have to be size matched to the recipient.
Answered 8/29/2011
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Not usually: Part of the heart matching is based on size. It would depend on the size of both the donor and recipient.
Answered 11/6/2012
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