Identify five contraindications for cardiac transplant
What will be an ideal response?
Contraindications: active infection, malignancy, or pulmonary hypertension
Relative contraindications: active ulcer disease; advanced obstructive or restrictive lung disease;
recent pulmonary emboli; advanced hepatic disease or impaired renal function; severe peripheral
vascular disease (PVD); diabetes mellitus, particularly with irreversible organ dysfunction;
malignancy; high risk for life-threatening noncompliance (cognitive impairment, psychological
instability, recent history of drug or alcohol abuse, smoking, no established address, previous
demonstration of repeated noncompliance); cholelithiasis; diverticulosis; advanced age; morbid
obesity
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.