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Why would someone receive a heart transplant?
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Weak Heart: In almost all cases, heart transplantation in the adult population, is done because the recipient has a weak heart, which can develop through many different mechanisms.
Answered 11/18/2011
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To live longer: They are in heart failure and would not survive without a new one.
Answered 4/26/2012
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