Heart Transplant
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Patient With Advanced Heart Disease Finds New Hope From Heart Transplant
Lynn was diagnosed with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, a progressive heart disease. Lynn’s mother died from heart disease in her 40s when Lynn was just a teenager. Lynn, 45, didn’t want to leave her own teenager without a mother.
Celebrating Life: 37-Year-Old Woman Receives Heart-Lung Transplant
Little victories – like simply going to the grocery store – are celebrated as part of patient’s second chance at life.
Living With a New Heart
John had his heart transplant at University Hospitals. He loves spending time with his family and having parties. His step daughter is a nurse in the CICU at UH.
Heart Transplant Gives Man a Second Chance at Life
After a decade of treatments for serious heart issues, 68-year-old Larry Sekula had run out of options - he needed a new heart. And, just 19 days after being placed on the UH transplant list, he got one.