The news of a heart transplant often comes across as a crude
shock to most patients. It is a major, invasive operation that requires the
removal of a failing, diseased heart along with being replaced by a healthier
donor heart. Post operation care and cautionary measures are also equally
important to retain optimum health. It might take quite a few months for a
cardiac transplant patient to resume his/her normal life. Fortis Hospitals has been one of India’s best hospital for heart transplant, providing cutting-edge cardiac
care in India with many lifesaving breakthroughs to our credit. India is
witnessing nearly 2 million heart attacks a year and a majority of the victims
are youngsters. Fortis, being one of the best heart surgery hospitals in Bangalore and India, conducts advanced, innovative heart transplant surgeries that provide
patients with a second chance at life.
One of the best heart surgery hospitals in Bangalore, cardiac transplants at
Fortis are performed when other treatments for heart problems haven't worked,
leading to gradual heart failure. While a heart transplant surgery is a major
operation, your chance of survival is good, with appropriate follow-up care.
The heart is a hollow organ
made of smooth muscles. It’s about the size of a closed human fist. The main
job of this organ is to pump and circulate blood throughout your body. As
the blood is circulated to body tissues, it delivers nutrients and oxygen, and
removes waste products. A healthy heart is capable of pumping blood to all
parts of your body in a matter of seconds. Heart failure occurs when the heart
can no longer pump forcefully enough. This might be the result of a disease or
injury or even aging. The blood that should be pumped out of your heart backs
up and collects in the lungs and other parts of your body, when your heart
function is abnormal. This is why patients experience shortness of breath and
swelling in the extremities, e.g. hands, legs, and feet.
Some of the
most common ailments that require a heart transplant are:
- Coronary heart disease: A narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries, that leads to reduced blood flow to the heart. The organ fails to function properly if the oxygen inflow is hampered.
- Congestive heart failure: An end-stage disease in which the heart muscle fails severely in its attempt to pump blood through the body, and in which all other available treatments prove to be redundant.
- Cardiomyopathy: A disease of the heart itself, all three major types of the disease affects your heart’s ability to pump blood and deliver it to the rest of your body.
