- Heart Transplant
- at Children’s Medical Center
Why Children's
More than 125 pediatric heart transplants have been performed at Children’s Medical Center since Dallas’ first pediatric heart transplant was performed here in 1988.
In 2006, Texas’ first pediatric heart-liver transplant was performed at Children’s. Program services include evaluation of potential transplant candidates and continued care and management of transplant recipients.
Heart Transplantation at Children’s – 2005 to 2009 |
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| Total Transplants | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |
| All Ages | 130 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 6 |
| Younger Than | ||||||
| 1 Year | 40 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 1-5 Years | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 6-10 Years | 19 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 11-17 Years | 36 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 and Older | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Children’s has the highest volume of pediatric hearts transplanted in Texas, with the most organs transplanted for patients younger than 5.
