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A document in which a person either states choices for medical treatment or designates someone who should make treatment choices if the person should become unable to make decisions. Most often the term refers to formal, written documents, but it can also be used to include spoken statements by the patient.

An organ or tissue transplanted from one individual to another of the same species, i.e. human to human.

A protein substance made by the body's immune system in response to a foreign substance, for example a previous transplant, blood transfusion or pregnancy. Because the antibodies attack the transplanted organ, heart transplantation patients must take powerful immunosuppressive drugs.

A foreign molecule or substance, such as a transplant, that triggers an immune response. This response may be the production of antibodies.

A drug that reduces hypertension (high blood pressure).

A disease in which fatty deposits accumulate on the inner walls of the arteries, causing narrowing or blockage that may result in a heart attack. Commonly known as "hardening of the arteries."

The doctor who has the main responsibility for your care while you are in the hospital during heart transplantation. There may be other doctors caring for you such as consulting doctors, resident doctors, and medical students.