What is heart transplant?
A surgical procedure in which a damaged heart is removed and replaced by another heart from a suitable donor. It is performed in patients with end-stage heart failure or severe coronary artery disease.
How do members experience heart transplant?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with heart transplant*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Persistent cough
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Anxious mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Buoy Health’s symptom checker.
Top treatments taken by people for heart transplant*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
160
Tried for
heart transplant
(2)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
169
Tried for
heart transplant
(2)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
48
Tried for
heart transplant
(1)
*Data from patients with heart transplant, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with heart transplant*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
heart transplant
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
heart transplant
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
heart transplant
(1)
*Data from patients with heart transplant, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has heart transplant on PatientsLikeMe?
Age
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 7 | |
| 20s | 22 | |
| 30s | 71 | |
| 40s | 102 | |
| 50s | 133 | |
| 60s | 154 | |
| 70+ | 120 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 323 | |
| Female | 270 |
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