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[Heart transplantation in idiopathic cardiomyopathy]
Nihon Rinsho. Japanese Journal of Clinical Medicine
|July 8, 2000
Insights
Japan has restarted heart transplantation after a 31-year hiatus, facing challenges like the acceptance of brain death. Recent successes signal advancements in 21st-century healthcare management.
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Transplantation Medicine
- Medical Ethics
Abstract:
Heart transplantation has just been resumed in Japan after 31 year's pause, whereas 2,400 cases per year have been carried in the United States. In the review article, several problems of this issue were discussed. For instance, the concept of brain death has not yet been accepted as a consensus in Japan. Therefore, we needed the legal support for the proceeding of heart transplantation. However, the recent success of heart transplantation will provide a new development of health care managements in the 21st century.