Ask Dr. Michler: What is the Life Expectancy of a Heart Transplant Recipient?

Robert E. Michler, MD, discusses heart transplantation and the life expectancy of heart transplant recipients.

[@anthonysodano2882]

My mother in law just yesterday got her new hearts❤️ she was on a LVAD for 2 years 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@elliottfireice4394]

How is she now ?

[@anthonysodano2882]

@@elliottfireice4394 brand new heart from a donor she’s doing awesome and blessed

[@coeho]

Hope she is ok

[@frederickv.9300]

I am one of the lucky ones. Had my heart transplant 2008. Been 12 years still doing good. I will go for a check up and someone always ask how long have you had it. You say 12 years and they say WOW. Gets me to thinking If that wow is a good wow or a you should be dead wow.

[@TheHpnumber1fan]

Well, the longest heart transplant patient lived 40 long years after he got his new heart. Take care of yourself, both physically and mentally, and hopefully you’ll do live to the fullest! 💕

[@SimplyMarTv]

Do you have to get another one ?

[@frederickv.9300]

@@SimplyMarTv No, Doing great. Just funny hearing "WOW" from the hospital staff. Of course they would not say anything else.

[@STEVEYDRAWS]

hey, still alive ?

[@bright6200]

You only have a few years left good luck.

[@TransplantHelper]

Thank you! very good video. I'm a 2013 heart transplant recipient.

[@knightlifeproductions]

The Transplant Helper you still going strong?? My dad just had a heart transplant just asking hope everything’s going good

[@nickyhere2017]

are u still alive😥

[@ronaldperine2711]

Got my heart in 2017

[@SolxceMusikOfficial]

Lol same nov 2013

[@fahid3342]

Are you still alive

[@baptizedjesusname70]

God bless these doctors with wisdom. I love this

[@nelhivero7357]

If it can only survive for 10 years then no need to transplant.

[@fletcherjohnston4491]

I have acute aortic stenosis, They tell me my hart is 46years old, I’m only 20 rn. My question is, what is the supposed shelf life of a heart could you put a 90 year old man’s heart into a 40 year old man and he could live to be 80 or 90 as well?

[@MontefioreHealthSystem]

Thank you for your comment. Since there are many issues relating to the questions you raise, Dr. Michler, Montefiore’s Surgeon-in-Chief; Chairman, Surgery; Chairman, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery; Co-Director, Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, suggested that you contact his office directly: 718-920-2100 to discuss.

[@openthedoor8092]

The world record of living with a donor heart is 20 some years say 25. It's best if your very young when you get the operation. So it's not a fix all. It's just postponing the inevitable. My sis in law has one. She had a baby prematurely had a heart attack during C-section and lost blood nearly dieing then a few years later the child found her on floor of bathroom she had a stroke now she can't talk or care for child without help.

[@alexkane84]

Wow that's crazy

[@fahid3342]

10 years for $1.38 million dollars? Ridiculous

[@arandomguy46]

There are a lot of expensive steps to a heart transplant. I think that's a pretty good deal to live another decade and your body is worth 45 million dollars.