Listing for Transplant
If it is decided that transplant is the best
option for you, we will place you on the national
computerized waiting list called UNOS
(United Network of Organ Sharing). Information
such as your blood type, body size and clinical
status is entered into the computer.
Donor hearts are given to those in the most urgent
need. If two people match criteria on an available
donor heart, the heart goes to the patient who
is the sickest and who has waited the longest.
Only a donor who has a compatible blood type,
similar body weight and a healthy heart will be
considered as a possibility for your transplantation.
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