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The Heart: The Vital Engine of the Body

The heart is the central organ of the circulatory system, tirelessly pumping blood throughout the body at a rate of around 100,000 times per day. This life-sustaining blood carries oxygen and essential nutrients to all parts of the body, while removing waste carbon dioxide.

The Gift of Life: Heart Donation

Making the decision to donate your heart can have a profound impact, potentially saving someone’s life.

Why Do Some People Need Heart Transplants?

When the heart can no longer pump blood effectively, individuals are diagnosed with heart failure. This condition can cause extreme fatigue, shortness of breath, and swelling in the legs and ankles due to impaired blood flow back to the heart. Heart failure often results from diseases that weaken the heart muscle or block the blood vessels leading to the heart. Certain congenital heart defects can also lead to heart failure. While heart failure can be managed, it is a serious condition that can worsen over time and ultimately lead to death.

The Need for Heart Donation

For individuals with heart failure, when treatments such as medication or lifestyle changes fail, a heart transplant may be their only hope. However, the current shortage of donated hearts means that not everyone waiting for a transplant receives one.

Becoming a Heart Donor: Making a Difference

By choosing to donate your heart after death, you can give someone the gift of life.

Eligibility for Heart Donation

Almost anyone can register to become a heart donor after death. There is no age limit, and very few health conditions preclude organ donation entirely.

Take the Next Step: Register Your Decision

If you are considering heart donation or donating other organs, please register your decision here:

[Organ Donation Registration Link]

Together, we can save lives and give hope to those in need.