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. [Directed by Alexia Roider, Zedem Media, narrated by Addison Anderson].

Roni Shanoada: How does heart transplant surgery work?

How does heart transplant surgery work?

Post-transplant, balancing immunosuppressive drugs and infection risk is crucial for the recipient's survival and health.

Heart transplant: a meticulous surgery where matched donor hearts are replaced in patients, a life-saving but complex procedure.

Post-heart transplant challenges include managing rejection with drugs that raise infection risks, balancing health post-surgery.