Welcome to the Heart Transplant Program
Getting a new heart is more than surgery - it's a process that begins when you and your health care team talk about transplant as a possible treatment option.
This written content and videos will provide you with the information you need to know about heart transplants. Talk with your health care provider about your current health.
Allina Health patient education manual
This manual gives basic information about having a heart transplant. The goal of the heart transplant is to add years to your life and improve the quality of your life.
- Q&A about Heart Allocation for Adults
- Common tests/procedures:
- "Waiting for the call" - what to expect while awaiting your donor heart
- Substance Use Expectations for Transplant Patients
- Hep C Positive Heart Donors
- Appointment and testing schedule first year after transplant
- Medication resources
- Healthy lifestyle resources
- Frequently ordered testing:
- Transplant Related Diagnoses
- Helpful resources after transplant
If you find information on a website, show it to your transplant coordinator. If you find a website that asks for you to register or that sells information or products and you are unsure about it, ask your transplant coordinator.
Allinahealth.org: Allina Health
Life-Source.org: LifeSource
UNOS.org: United Network for Organ Sharing
Medicalert.org: Medic Alert
Americanheart.org: American Heart Association
Medicare.gov: Medicare
OPTN.org: The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network
TransplantLiving.org: Your Prescription for Transplant Information
DonateLife.net: Find out how to become an organ and tissue donor
OrganDonor.gov: Department for Health and Human Services
ITSCC.org: International Transplant Skin Cancer Collaborative
Patient education videos
Explore the video library for trusted, easy-to-understand health and wellness education. View video library heart failure topics.