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CPMC Transplants and Cardiac Assist Devices

If you’re facing a heart transplant, you want to know you’re in the hands of experienced and supportive surgeons and cardiovascular specialists with a proven track record. At California Pacific Medical Center, an affiliate of Sutter Health, our cardiac specialists have performed more than 500 heart transplants since 1984.

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  • Cardiac Rehabilitation
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  • Multidisciplinary Heart Failure Clinic
  • Ventricular Assist Devices

Call (888) 592-1838 to Find a Transplant Specialist

Getting a New Heart

If you have a type of heart disease or defect that cannot be treated with less invasive means, a heart transplant may provide a new chance at life. The process for getting a heart transplant is complex, but the CPMC team is here to guide you and your family through every step, from preparation to recovery. We see patients at CPMC in San Francisco, as well as at three outreach clinics across Sutter's network in Northern California.

The Center for Advanced Heart Failure therapies at CPMC has a rich history in the field of heart transplantation since its inception in 1984. Our center was the first private hospital in the western United States to perform a heart transplant, and we have since performed 500 transplants (and counting).

Transplant is often the preferred treatment for many patients with end-stage heart failure. You may be a candidate if you are no longer responding to conventional treatments, leading to damage in other organs; if you have functional impairment with a poor quality of life; or as an alternative treatment for other heart conditions. Determining which patients would benefit from transplantation involves a careful multidisciplinary approach. For most patients, a heart transplant offers a longer, higher-quality life than they ever thought possible.

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Evaluation Process

An evaluation ensures that heart transplantation is the best treatment option for your condition. The evaluation process consists of tests, procedures and consultations with our multidisciplinary team. Each case is then discussed during a multidisciplinary meeting, where teams make decisions on the best treatment for each patient. Our goal is to provide every person with a treatment option that promotes the greatest long-term success.

Transplant Waiting Period

The wait time for organ transplant depends on many factors. Donor organs are allocated through the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). Factors that affect your waitlist status include blood type, body size, geography and priority (severity of illness). It’s difficult to predict an average wait time. It can range from weeks to months for high-priority cases to months or years for less severe cases. Doctors perform about 2,000 heart transplants each year in the United States. Every day, nearly 4,000 people are waiting for a heart transplant.

For more information, please contact:

Center for Advanced Heart Failure Therapies and Transplants
1100 Van Ness Avenue, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 600-1050

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CPMC Pacific Heights Outpatient Center | 2333 Buchanan Street

CPMC Pacific Heights Outpatient Center | 2333 Buchanan Street

2333 Buchanan Street

San Francisco, CA 94115

(415) 600-6000

CPMC Van Ness Campus

CPMC Van Ness Campus

1101 Van Ness Avenue

San Francisco, CA 94109

(415) 600-6000

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Van Ness Campus Medical Office Building

1100 Van Ness Avenue

San Francisco, CA 94109

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