Heart Transplant


Exceptional Outcomes for Heart Transplant Patients since 1984

Loyola Medicine offers the highest level of integrated, multidisciplinary care for advanced heart patients who are in need of a heart transplant. Loyola’s cardiology & heart surgery care is known for taking on the most challenging cases and providing follow-up care for hundreds of heart transplant patients. If you’ve been turned down by another transplant center, consider getting a second opinion at Loyola.

A heart transplant, also called cardiac transplant or heart transplantation, is surgery to remove a damaged or diseased heart and replace it with a healthy donor heart. Preparation for a heart transplant is an extensive process and includes a detailed evaluation, a search for a donor heart, the transplant surgery and a recovery period.

Heart transplant surgery may be a life-saving treatment for individuals with end-stage and advanced heart failure. It is an extensive surgery most often used when other medications and surgical procedures do not work to treat your condition.

While you wait for a heart, you may face other health challenges related to your condition. Loyola’s subspecialists provide expertise in a wide range of health conditions, and your transplant team will facilitate a referral to an appropriate specialist if needed.

At Loyola, you will have an entire team on your side, including your cardiologist, transplant surgeon, LVAD specialists, nurse coordinators, procurement coordinators, infectious disease specialists, nurse practitioners, anesthesiologists, transplant chaplains, physical therapists, dietitians, financial coordinators, clinical pharmacists, social workers and psychologists.

We have one goal: restoring you to better health.

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Loyola's expert and recognized transplant team has one goal: restoring you to better health.

Schedule an appointment with any of our heart, lung, liver, pancreas or kidney transplant specialists or learn about our living donor transplant programs today.

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