Publications

Heart & Heart/Lung

Heart and Lung Information

About Heart Transplants
From: American Heart Association
Sixteen page brochure which highlights the history of heart transplantation, donor availability and selection, the transplantation process, complications, and future directions of cardiac transplantation.
 
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Your Heart Transplant - Every Step of the Way
From: The Neoral® Transplant Learning Center/Sandoz Pharmaceuticals
Thirty page booklet describing from start to finish everything a patient preparing for a heart transplant needs to know. Includes how a healthy heart works, pre-transplant steps, understanding the donation process, suggested reading, glossary of important terms, etc.
 
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Notebook for the Heart Valve Patient
From: CryoLife Cardiovascular Inc.
Sixteen page illustrated booklet about the normal functioning of the heart, heart valve replacements, as well as a glossary of terms.
 
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Evaluation for Lung Transplant Surgery
From: UT Southwestern/St. Paul Medical Center Lung Transplant Program.
13-page overview of lung transplant candidacy and transplantation..
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