A heart transplant is performed in patients with refractory acute and chronic heart failure. An orthotopic heart transplant is the most commonly utilized technique though a heterotropic transplant has also been described and performed. Main indications for transplant in chronic heart failure include patients who have disabling symptoms despite optimal medical management or refractory arrhythmias despite medical and electrophysiological procedures. For acute heart failure refractory to inotropes and mechanical circulatory devices, a heart transplant is indicated. This activity reviews the indications, contraindications, techniques, and common complications of the heart transplant procedure and highlights the role of the interprofessional team in performing this procedure and post-transplant surveillance.
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- Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/22665
- Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.0 hours
Nursing: 1.0 hours
Pharmacy: 1.0 hours - MOC Credit Details: ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABS)
ABPATH - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABPATH)
ABA - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABA)
ABTS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABTS)
ABIM - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Medical Knowledge (ABIM)
ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABS)
ABP - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (ABP)
ABTS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABTS) - Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Variable
- Measured Outcome: Learner Knowledge, Learner/Team Competence
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all
- Specialty: Adult Cardiac, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Cardiac Anesthesia, Cardiothoracic, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular Disease, Congenital Cardiac, Critical Care, Critical Care Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, General Operative Anesthesia, General Pediatrics, General Surgery, Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine, Medical Toxicology, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Endocrinology, Pediatric Surgery, Pulmonary Disease, Surgical Critical Care, Transplant Pathology, Vascular Surgery