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The following Web sites contain information related to the procedures, conditions and issues associated with adult cardiac transplant surgery:
American Heart Association
An extremely comprehensive resource, providing information on warning signs, conditions, diseases, procedures, lifestyle tips and more.
Donate Life America
A non-profit alliance of national and local organizations dedicated to increasing organ donation.
Georgia Transplant Foundation
GTF's Web site provides information and education regarding both organ transplantation and financial assistance for organ transplant candidates, living donors, recipients and their families.
Heart Surgery Forum
Sponsored by the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery, this site contains original scientific reports; collective reviews, case reports and discussion forums by prominent surgeons; and surgical video.
LifeLink of Georgia
An independent, non-profit organ and tissue recovery organization dedicated to serving patients in need of transplant surgery and their families.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
The NHLBI plans, conducts, fosters and supports an integrated and coordinated program of basic research, clinical investigations and trials, observational studies and demonstration and education projects. Research is related to the causes, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart, blood vessel, lung and blood diseases. Site features include health assessment tools, educational tutorials, recipes for healthy eating, education campaigns and information and publications on various conditions and diseases.
TransWeb
A nonprofit educational Web site serving the world transplant community. Based at the University of Michigan, TransWeb features news and events, patient experiences, the top ten myths about donation, a donation quiz and a reference area with everything from articles to videos.
United Network for Organ Sharing
UNOS is a non-profit, scientific and educational organization that administers the nation's only Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). Through the OPTN, UNOS collects and manages data about every transplant event occurring in the United States; oversees the organ matching and placement process using UNOS-developed data technology and the UNOS Organ Center; and brings together medical professionals, transplant recipients and donor families to develop organ transplantation policy.
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