Physical and Emotional Impact of a Heart Transplant

Undergoing a heart transplant comes with lots of expected physical healing and recovery, but recovery can also be emotionally and mentally challenging.

Heart transplant surgery is not simply a question of replacing a diseased organ with a healthy one. It is more than that as reports in the literature of heart transplants recipients confirm experiencing changes in their own personality which dovetail with those of their donor.

SOURCE: Psychology Today • AUTHOR: Thomas R. Verny • LAST UPDATED: October 1, 2021