A heart transplant is surgery that replaces a heart that is not working properly with a healthy donor heart. Learn about heart transplants for children.
A heart transplant operation takes four to 10 hours. Learn what happens during the transplant and the major problems that may occur.
It is important to keep your child as healthy as possible before a heart transplant. Learn about what happens while you are waiting for a donor heart to become available.
Learn more about common complications after a heart transplant.
Find out why physical activity plays an important role in improving the social, emotional and physical health of children who have had a heart transplant.
Children who require heart transplants have complicated medical issues. Learn how physiotherapy can help your child before and after a heart transplant.
After a heart transplant, your child will need to stay in hospital for at least two to four weeks. Learn about what is involved in your child's recovery.
Learn what happens during your child's autologous blood and marrow transplant (BMT) procedure.
After a heart transplant, your child will need a variety of medications, including immunosuppressants, drugs to prevent infection, and drugs to lower blood pressure.
Learn about donor hearts and what will happen to the donor heart before it is transplanted.
Learn about the late effects after your child's autologous transplant.
Learn what happens during your child's allogeneic stem cell transplant.
A bone marrow transplant may be a treatment for some types of cancer. Read about what to expect before, during and after a bone marrow transplant.
Learn about late term effects after your child's blood and marrow transplant (BMT).
Learn about the medical tests your child takes after a blood and marrow transplant.
Read about restrictive cardiomyopathy, a condition in which the heart muscle becomes very stiff and cannot pump blood effectively.
Learn about the medical tests your child takes before a blood and marrow transplant.
Learn about dilated cardiomyopathy, a stretching of the heart muscle that usually results in the heart being unable to pump effectively.
Find out why you might need a liver transplant, how your healthcare team will check that you are ready for transplant surgery and what to do while you are waiting to receive your new liver.
Learn about the important role physical activity plays in improving the social, emotional and physical health of children who have had a lung transplant.
The causes of heart failure in children are often very different than in adults. Discover what causes heart failure in children, how it is diagnosed and possible treatments.
Find out what happens immediately before and after your transplant surgery, how long you will stay in the hospital and how to start taking care of your new kidney as you return to your everyday routine.
Find out what happens immediately before and after your transplant surgery, how long you will stay in the hospital and how to start taking care of your new liver as you return to your regular routine.
