title: Coordination of cardiac transplantation: patient processing and donor organ procurement.
abstract: As cardiac transplantation has evolved into a viable therapeutic option for some terminally ill patients with end-stage heart disease, the role of clinical transplant and donor organ procurement coordinators has evolved into a new health profession. These well-trained, highly skilled, and dedicated individual's permeate all levels of the organ transplantation process, providing continuity of care and smoothness to a complicated path of operation.
mesh_terms: D001926:Brain Death; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014021:Tissue Preservation; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*