title: Heart transplantation in a Jehovah's Witness.
abstract: Heart transplantation has been successfully performed without blood products in a 45-year-old Jehovah's Witness. Management of this patient is described. The medical, ethical, and religious issues involved in the decision to offer transplantation and to accept it are discussed.
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Corno
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Laks
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Stevenson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Drinkwater
mesh_terms: D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous; D002835:Christianity; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009926:Organ Preservation / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins