Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
If a 9 month old baby is having a heart transplant, can they get a 13 year olds heart?
6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
No, too large: Heart transplants require removal of the patient's diseased heart and replacement with a healthy heart within the same space in the chest in almost all cases (called orthotopic). This space is limited by the lungs, ribs, spine and sternum which means there is not alot of range in size. Judgment about the size matching is a major aspect of heart transplantation. Best of luck.
Answered 3/20/2013
5.3k views
Not likely: Size mismatch is a consideration in transplantation of the heart.
Answered 3/20/2013
5.2k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
During a heart transplant, after you take out an old heart and put a new one in, what happens if you cannot get it to beat for whatever reason? Death?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
My daughter has to have a heart transplant & she's 1 1/2 months old, how will they find a heart her size?
6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
If someone gets a heart transplant, is it true that they can develop the old heart-owner's characteristics?
9 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
A member asked:
Does the new heart mend to the old parts during heart transplant?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
I am 30 yrs old and have been told I have severe heart failure and may need transplant do I have other options?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
People also searched for:
How likely is it for someone to get a heart transplant?She is 26 years old and otherwise healthy other than diabetes.
What is the sucess rate of infant heart transplant surgery?
What is the average life expectancy for heart-transplant patients who are 3 year old children?
If a 17 year old girl with hypo-plastic left heart syndrome receives a heart transplant, how many years would she live after having the transplant?
I have an LP(a) level of 135 nmol/L, and the rest of my lipid profile tests are all normal. I am a 21 years old, and 10 months post stem cell transplant. And I wanted to know if a high LP(a) level is dangerous and/or indicates heart disease?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
