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Heart Transplant Program
Quality Outcomes
The recent release of the July 2010 center-specific report from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) documents the continued excellent results of the Emory Center for Heart Failure Therapy and Transplantation. Our one-year patient survival rate for the latest cohort reported (January 2007-June 2009) is 83.40% with a graft survival rate or 84.17%. Research is currently underway at Emory to test new immunosuppressant medications may further improve heart transplant survival statistics..
Quick Facts
- Emory's Heart Failure Clinic handles more than 2,400 patient visits per year.
- We follow more than 500 adults congenital heart disease.
- Over 80 ventricular assist devices have been implanted.
- More than 575 primary adult heart transplants have been performed (26 performed in 2009).
- 13 combined heart/kidney transplants have been performed.
- An average of 25 patients are on Emory's heart transplant waiting list.
For more data and information on heart transplant survival rates, visit the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, a database of transplantation statistics.
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Highlights
Emory Transplant Center First in Nation to Earn Patient-Centered Specialty Practice Recognition
Emory Transplant Center has been recognized as the first transplant center in the nation to receive the Patient-Centered Specialty Practice (PCSP) Level 3 Recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
Research & Clinical Trials
Emory Transplant Center's research program has earned an international reputation for clinical excellence and medical breakthroughs.
Transplant Resources
We provide transplant educational resources on what patients can expect before, during, and after transplantation.
Mason Guest House
The Mason Guest House is a private retreat that offers low-cost housing for organ transplant candidates, recipients, living donors and their families.