Heart Transplant
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 - 2007 to 2010 | |||||||
| Total Transplants | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |||
| All Ages | 389 | 19 | 27 | 16 | 19 | ||
| 1-5 Years | 65 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6-10 Years | 99 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 11-17 Years | 197 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 14 | ||
| 18 and Older | 28 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
Children's has consistently been a leader in the number of pediatric heart transplants performed in Texas.
