Heart transplantation

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(Diagram illustrating the placement of a donor heart in an **orthotopic procedure**. Notice how the back of the patient's left atrium and great vessels are left in place).

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Editor(s)-in-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D.; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [1]; Ifrah Fatima, M.B.B.S [2]

Synonyms and keywords: Cardiac transplantation; Heart grafting

Diagnosis

There is no single diagnostic study of choice. A thorough evaluation should be done- including a physical examination and appropriate imaging to select the patients for a heart transplant. The indications and criteria should be fulfilled; the contraindications should be looked out for.