How does heart transplant surgery work? - Roni Shanoada

Dig into the science of how heart transplants happen, how donors are matched and find out how this complex surgery saves lives.

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Your heart beats more than 100,000 times a day. In just a minute, it pumps over five liters of blood throughout your body. But unlike skin and bones, the heart has a limited ability to repair itself. So if this organ is severely damaged, there’s often only one medical solution: replacing it. Roni Shanoada explores how this complex and intricate procedure works.

Lesson by Roni Shanoada, directed by Alexia Roider, Zedem Media.

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[jakilope]

I am the sibling of a recent heart donor. My sister died in January of a fentanyl overdose. It was her 23rd birthday. She was pronounced brain dead in the hospital. Her organs saved four lives... her heart went to an eleven year old girl. It is so strange and overwhelming to know that even though I cremated and buried my sister's ashes, her heart is still out there - intact and beating - in a child. The eeriness of this video perfectly conveys how I feel everyday, just watching it made me cry. I want to hear my sister's beating heart again so desperately. I miss her so much, and I wish her recipient the best. I will never recover from the loss of my sister, but the four lives she saved will live on.

[MohiyuddinShaikh]

Doctors who can do this, Scientists and researchers who enabled this. MASSIVE RESPECT!!

[lotusgal]

A few years ago my father had a double lung transplant. He was so sick for several years and this surgery gave him a very new quality of life. He was one of the most remarkable recovery stories doctors have ever seen.

[Shadowpixy]

After years of work ups and jumping through hoops, my brother is finally on the heart and kidney transplant list. This video was awesome to share with my mom so she could understand a little bit better.

[destinyplayer]

I had a heart transplant 15.5 years ago at age 10. Doing amazing today!! No major issues!

[GrannySoupLadle]

My friends dad got a heart transplant 30 or so years ago. He had to get another new one 2 years ago and hes still doing okay. Guys a legend

[sidrens]

My Dad had a heart transplant when he was 55. He is now 77. Doctors and Nurses are Superheroes!!!! ❤️

[nyanamdzvt]

This procedure must be extremely expensive.
My life may not be perfect, but this video made me appreciate how important it is to have just a fully functional heart. I’m grateful.

[eternalphoenix]

We should adore the effort of a surgeon managing to concentrate himself in that surgery, which last from 4-6 hours. And his talent to do this is incredible... Huge respect to doctors and surgeons👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️❤️

[m_xolo]

I'm currently in uni, but I'm hoping in the future I become a cardiovascular perfusionist that performs in open heart surgeries. The video was really good!

[bellphorion]

my girlfriend had a heart transplant when she was young, she has a progressive disease that made her blind at 13 and have some hearing loss. love you babe. this is so interesting!

[kylenewright]

My dad was on the transplant list for 19 years. He was suffering from A.I. hepatitis, and needed a new liver. I’ll never forget when our worst fears came true. He finally found a match after all that time only to find out he wasn’t going to receive it in the end. I think he gave up after hearing that as he passed away 3 days later. I was 16, I only knew him as a sick person. I will always advocate to donate when possible - there are countless families out there in the same seat I was, praying every night for their loved ones. When you need a transplant, everyday is truly a gift. It’s been ten years and to this day I still wish I could have donated to him. I remembered how livers regenerate and prayed they could help him. Obviously that’s not how transplants work, but nonetheless I felt helpless for years. I still wish things could have ended different. Love you daddio miss you always 🤍

[Tenchi]

Dude my heart can't even take watching this, it's so scary and some humans devote their lives to mastering this so they can help others, RESPECT!

[Salty_Balls]

My niece recently died of a brain bleed. Her heart was donated a few days ago. I hope to hear, in a few weeks according to the hospital, that the surgery was a success so that part of her lives on. She was very good hearted and i hope it's contagious for someone else. 30 years old just wasn't enough for you Pey. Your uncle is 💔.

[Mo.Jo.]

As a young person who has been through 2 open heart surgeries (not transplant related) - I'm still in awe at what they were able to accomplish with me. I'll probably have a couple more in my life time but it never ceases to amaze me.

[monstersinsideme]

I was given my heart on my birthday in 2014.
I was expecting to be normal again, or at least semi normal. I suffer with chronic fatigue, migraines, stomach aches, and chronic body pains. Now I know and have been completely aware of what I walked into.. I am grateful, but also unsure how to feel.

[nateskool]

I got an extra 7 years with my amazing grandfather. SO thankful that this was an option for him; he was a former drug addict and had no chance at most hospitals, however UCLA Ronald Regan didn't ask any questions and he was first on the list. When they removed his original heart, they mentioned it was the size of a deflated soccer ball. He conquered some wonderful, yet challenging tasks in those extra years of life he was granted and helped out so many in his community to ensure they didn't go down the same path as him.

[babybearburns]

I got my heart in April of 22. Had two heart attacks two days apart from each other. Last one was in the hospital and I’m glad my nurses were always there for me

[keisetsu]

I remember a few years ago a when my friend's family donated most of their father's organs (don't know which ones), all of the doctors/nurses present bowed to them saying they were really thankful for their donation because it will save other people's lives. They are great people and they are highly respected .

[nataliewertz]

I had a heart transplant when I was 7-werks old. My left ventricle didn't form correctly when I was born. This is very informative, thank you!