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West Jordan Cardiothoracic Surgeon Doctors for Heart Transplant

Type of Physician: Cardiothoracic Surgeon

What is a Cardiothoracic Surgeon?

A certification by the Board of Thoracic Surgery; practitioners are skilled in patient care before, during and after surgery, and the critical care of patients with pathologic conditions within the chest. The management of the airway and injuries of the chest is within the scope of the specialty.

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Common Name: Chest Surgeon

Cardiothoracic Surgeon Doctors in West Jordan *

Intermountain Heart&Lung Associates
William Caine
5169 Cottonwood St
STE STE 600
Salt Lake City, UT 84107
(801) 507-3600

Intermountain Heart&Lung Associates
John Doty
5169 Cottonwood St
STE STE 600
Salt Lake City, UT 84107
(801) 507-3600

Intermountain Heart&Lung Associates
Kent W Jones
5169 Cottonwood St
STE STE 600
Salt Lake City, UT 84107
(801) 507-3600

IHC General Surgery & Trauma
Thomas W White
5169 S Cottonwood St
STE 400
Salt Lake City, UT 84157
(801) 507-3460

Mountainstar Cardiovascular Surgery LLC
Shreekanth V Karwande
1160 E 3900 S
STE 3500
Salt Lake City, UT 84124
(801) 743-4750

Mountainstar Cardiovascular Surgery LLC
Gilbert R Schorlemmer
1160 E 3900 S
STE 3500
Salt Lake City, UT 84124
(801) 743-4750

Intermountain Cardiovascular
Michael P Collins
370 9th Ave
STE 208
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
(801) 408-2260

University of Utah Cardiothoracic Surgery
David A Bull
30 N 1900 E
RM 3C127
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
(801) 581-5311

University of Utah Cardiothoracic Surgery
Amit N Patel
30 N 1900 E
RM 3C127
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
(801) 581-5311

University Cardiothoracic Surgery & Pediatrics
Phillip T Burch
100 N Mario Capecchi Dr
STE 2800
Salt Lake City, UT 84113
(801) 662-5566

University Cardiothoracic Surgery & Pediatrics
John A Hawkins
100 N Mario Capecchi Dr
STE 2800
Salt Lake City, UT 84113
(801) 662-5566

University Cardiothoracic Surgery & Pediatrics
Aditya Kaza
100 N Mario Capecchi Dr
STE 2800
Salt Lake City, UT 84113
(801) 662-5566

University Cardiothoracic Surgery & Pediatrics
Peter C Kouretas
100 N Mario Capecchi Dr
STE 2800
Salt Lake City, UT 84113
(801) 662-5566

Mark A Fullmer MD
Mark A Fullmer
1055 N 300 W
STE 304
Provo, UT 84604
(801) 357-7171

Ogden Cardiovascular
Michael H Buch
4403 Harrison Blvd
STE 3450
Ogden, UT 84403
(801) 387-3475

Ogden Cardiovascular
A S Cain
4403 Harrison Blvd
STE 3450
Ogden, UT 84403
(801) 387-3475

Ogden Cardiovascular
S M Coleman
4403 Harrison Blvd
STE 3450
Ogden, UT 84403
(801) 387-3475

Ogden Cardiovascular
David R Goff
4403 Harrison Blvd
STE 3450
Ogden, UT 84403
(801) 387-3475

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Heart Transplant

Introduction to heart transplant

The idea of replacing a bad organ with a good one has been documented in ancient mythology. The first real organ transplants were probably skin grafts that may have been done in India as early as the second century B.C. The first heart transplant in any animal is credited to Vladimer Demikhov. Working in Moscow in 1946, Demikhov switched the hearts between two dogs. The dogs survived the surgery. The first heart transplant in human beings was done in South Africa in 1967 by Dr. Christiaan Barnard; the patient only lived 18 days. Most of the research that led to successful heart transplantation took place in the United States at Stanford University under the leadership of Dr. Norman Shumway. Once Stanford started reporting better results, other centers started doing heart transplants. However, successful transplantation of a human heart was not ready for widespread clinical application until medications were developed to prevent the recipient from "rejecting" the donor heart. This happened in 1983 when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a drug called cyclosporine (Gengraf, Neoral). Before the advent of cyclosporine, overall results of heart transplant were not very good.

What is a heart transplant?

Believe it or not, heart transplantation is a relatively simple operation for a cardiac surgeon. In fact, the procedure actually consists of three operations.

The first operation is harvesting the heart from the donor. The donor is usually an unfortunate person who has suffered irreversible brain injury, called "brain death". Very often these are patients who have had major trauma to the head, for example, in an automobile accident. The victim's organs, other than the brain, are working well with the help of medications and other "life support" that may include a respirator or other devices...

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Myocardial Biopsy »

Myocardial Biopsy Introduction

A heart biopsy, also called myocardial biopsy or cardiac biopsy, is an invasive procedure to detect heart disease that involves using a bioptome (a small catheter with a grasping device on the end) to obtain a small piece of heart muscle tissue that is sent to a laboratory for analysis.

Why Do I Need a Myocardial Biopsy?

Your doctor uses myocardial biopsy to:

  • Evaluate or confirm the presence of rejection after heart transplant.
  • Diagnose myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) or certain other cardiac disorders such as cardiomyopathy or cardiac amyloidosis.

How Should I Prepare for a Heart Biopsy?

To prepare yourself for a heart biopsy you should know these things:

  • The procedure takes place in the hospital. Usually, you will come to the hospital the day of the test and it is performed as an outpatient procedure. In ...

Emergency Contact for West Jordan

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby West Jordan Hospitals *

Jordan Valley Medical Center
3580 W 9000 South
West Jordan, UT 84088
(801)561-8888

Highland Ridge Hospital
7309 South 180 W
Midvale, UT 84047
(801)569-2153

HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital of Utah
8074 S 1300 East
Sandy, UT 84094
(801)561-3400

Intermountain Medical Center
5121 S Cottenwood St
Salt Lake City, UT 84157
(801)507-7000

Alta View Hospital
9660 S 1300 East
Sandy, UT 84094
(801)501-2600

Pioneer Valley Hospital
3460 S Pioneer Pkwy
West Valley City, UT 84120
(801)964-3100

St Mark's Hospital
1200 E 3900 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84124
(801)268-7111

George E Wahlen VA Medical Center
500 Foothill Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84148
(801)582-1565

Promise Hospital of Salt Lake City East Campus
1050 E South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
(801)350-4110

Salt Lake Regional Medical Center
1050 E South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
(801)350-4111

University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute
501 Chipeta Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
(801)583-2500

Huntsman Cancer Hospital
1950 E Circle of Hope
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
(801)587-4013

LDS Hospital
8th Ave & C St
Salt Lake City, UT 84143
(801)408-1100

University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
(801)581-2121

Primary Children's Medical Center
100 N Mario Capecchi Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84113
(801)662-1000

Shriners Hospital for Children
Fairfax Rd at Virginia St
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
(801)536-3500

American Fork Hospital
170 N 1100 East
American Fork, UT 84003
(801)855-3300

Benchmark Behavioral Health Systems
592 W 1350 South
Woods Cross, UT 84087
(801)299-5300

Mountain West Medical Center
2055 N Main St
Tooele, UT 84074
(435)843-3600

South Davis Community Hospital
401 S 400 East
Bountiful, UT 84010
(801)295-2361

Lakeview Hospital
630 E Medical Dr
Bountiful, UT 84010
(801)299-2200

Timpanogos Regional Hospital
750 W 800 North
Orem, UT 84057
(801)714-6000

Orem Community Hospital
331 N 400 West
Orem, UT 84057
(801)224-4080

Utah Valley Regional Medical Center
1034 N 500 West
Provo, UT 84604
(801)357-7850

Heber Valley Medical Center
1485 S Hwy 40
Heber City, UT 84032
(435)654-2500

Utah State Hospital
1300 E Center St
Provo, UT 84606
(801)344-4400

Davis Hospital & Medical Center
1600 W Antelope Dr
Layton, UT 84041
(801)807-1000

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