Does any one know what the average life span is of someone who has recieved a heart transplant or where I can?
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The average life span of a patient who receives a heart transplant varies depending on the age of the patient and their general health (how sick they were before they received a new heart, and why the heart transplant was needed). Generally speaking younger patients can expect to live longer than older patients. In order to preserve their new heart, transplant patients need to follow a strict diet and medication schedule with regular exercise. Compliance to their doctor's orders can help to increase life-span, and lower the risk of the body rejecting the transplanted heart.
Statistics show that 86% of heart transplant recipients still have a functioning heart after one year, and that 68% have a well-functioning transplant after five years.
Because patients who have received any organ transplant must take immunosuppressants to decrease the risk of their body rejecting the foreign material (the transplanted heart), they are more susceptible to infections, and diseases. Any small diseases can become serious quickly and lead to decreases in life-span or even death.
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Minimum of 10 to 15 years.
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