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How To Treat Rejection Of Heart Post Heart Transplantation?
My father in law had a heart transplant 8 years ago he is in stage 2 rejection right now where the heart is rejecting the body. He is going in the hospital on Monday and they are going to do a procedure where they recycle the blood. He will be there for about 12 days they say. What can we expect?
Fri, 1 Apr 2022
Hello,
The situation seems to be really serious. The procedure called plasmapheresis is supposed to lower the antibodies which are fighting against the heart tissue. But this procedure can lead to a lot of complications like an infection, deep vein thrombosis, cardiac arrhythmia, bleeding, etc.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
The situation seems to be really serious. The procedure called plasmapheresis is supposed to lower the antibodies which are fighting against the heart tissue. But this procedure can lead to a lot of complications like an infection, deep vein thrombosis, cardiac arrhythmia, bleeding, etc.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
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