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Heart and lung transplant
Both the diseased heart and lungs are removed from the recipient and then a new heart and lungs are implanted. This procedure is done on those with both severe heart and lung disease. The patient is placed on immunosuppressive medication after the procedure.
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A 46-year old asked:
What to do if dad needs heart and lungs transplant!!:(?
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A 30-year old asked:
Who needs heart and lung transplants?
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How long are you out of work after a heart and lung transplant?
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Can you have a lung transplant or does it have to be a heart and lung transplant?
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A 48-year old asked:
Please tell me, are you against heart and lung transplants?
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A 30-year old asked:
Whats life expectancy for heart and lung transplant?
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What is the life expectancy for a heart and lung transplant?
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A 44-year old asked:
Why do sufferers of cystic fibrosis have heart and lung transplants?
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A 37-year old asked:
Can you just have a lung transplant for CF or does it have to be a heart and lung transplant?
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Are you against heart and lung transplants for sick CF people?
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A 48-year old asked:
Are you against poor people getting heart and lung transplants?
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A 53-year old asked:
Can anyone tell me the average recovery time needed for heart-lung transplant patients?
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A 33-year old asked:
How risky is a heart lung transplant?
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A 43-year old asked:
Can continuing smokers be allowed to have a heart or lung transplant?
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A 46-year old asked:
How come a patient connected to heart-lung machine during double lung transplants?
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A 35-year old asked:
Can someone just have a lung transplant or does it have to be a heart-lung transplant?
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A 38-year old asked:
Why is it necessary for a patient to be connected to heart-lung machine during double lung transplants?
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A 31-year old asked:
Is it possible that heart/liver/lung etc cancer be solved w/ a transplant?
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A 57-year old female asked:
Filter placement for clots:post op after a heart and liver transplant 6yrs ago. A piece of filter has traveled to lung. Dr wants to remove filter.Why?
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A 40-year old asked:
Is it true that when you have a lung transplant for cystic fibrosis you have to have a heart transplant as well?
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A 43-year old asked:
If you can have heart, kidney, lung and liver (the list goes on) transplants, is it possible to transplant limbs?
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A 30-year old male asked:
My mom(56) had 2 attacks in 2 yrs.Then she died due to cardiomegaly&lungs with fluid&shortness breath. Was heart transplant possible? We r dipressed.
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A 34-year old female asked:
I wonder if my mom would qualify for a heart transplant. She has copd, chf, a diabetic and fluid on the lungs. Just thinking of ways to save her life.?
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A 39-year old female asked:
How do I mataine health heart lungs and kindeys?
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A 33-year old asked:
What do you advise for heart or lungs, an incident while jogging?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Heart and lung desease symptoms?
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A 38-year old asked:
What heart valve affects the lungs?
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A 47-year old asked:
What are some exercise for lung and heart issues?
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A 47-year old asked:
Pulmonary hypertention a heart or lung condition?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Im just wondering if a calcium ct scan of hearts shows all of lungs please?
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