All organ transplants have the possibility of rejection, and there is no such thing as a heart transplant without rejection. It is recommended to be matched accordingly before surgery.
The rejection reaction of heart transplantation is mainly divided into acute rejection reaction and chronic rejection reaction, which is related to the recipient’s immune response to the donor’s allogeneic tissue.
The former is often manifested as fatigue, weight loss, lower limb edema, low fever, arrhythmia and other symptoms, good in the first three months after the operation, need to consult a doctor in time; the latter can occur in the postoperative period of 1 to 5 years, can be seen chest tightness, breathlessness and other symptoms.
In order to prevent rejection reactions, donors should be strictly selected before transplantation, and recipients should pay attention to strengthening their own immune monitoring after surgery.