HEART TRANSPLANTATION
UAB Medicine has maintained an active cardiac transplantation program since 1980 , and we have performed some 1,180 heart , heart / lung , and heart / kidney transplants since that time . Our diverse team of specialists is equally committed to treating heart failure through optimizing medical management and expanding the role of mechanical circulatory support devices . When a transplant is needed , our outcomes are excellent ; UAB ’ s one-year and three-year patient and graft survival rates are better than the expected rates and U . S . averages . Patients can expect a wide range of support and educational services designed to ease concerns and promote more successful outcomes .
EXCELLENCE IN THREE-YEAR PATIENT AND GRAFT SURVIVAL 2022
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