Only certain approved hospitals are designated as “heart transplant” approved. Cardiologist and doctors make referrals to these hospitals for evaluation of their patients. if they are deemed in need of a heart, they then go through a rigorous physical, social and mental evaluation. There can NOT be any underlying diseases or illnesses such as diabetes, kidney/liver failure etc. Weight must be within fifteen pounds of average, either way. Smoking, alcoholism, drug usage is an immediate rejection. Each hospital has a board that votes to submit this patient to the National Donor list which is governed by the FDA.
FDA:
Regulates heart transplant components, including
Donor eligibility requirements
Registration and listing of manufacturers
Good tissue practice requirements
Procedures to prevent the spread of disease
Criteria for heart valves
Many thanks, Toespi, for taking time to post this. Cheers!
My father received a new heart in 1998. Even though he was very, very ill, he had to go 6 months without smoking to get ON the list. Once he did, he was lucky to get a donor pretty quickly.
He lived 10 years with the new heart. A former basketball player, he called t “Life Overtime”.
For the life of me, I cannot believe anyone would keep a child off the list because of a COVID vaccine. That is insane.