A 55-Year-Old Patient with Inoperable Coronary Artery Disease and End-Stage

A 55-year-old patient with inoperable coronary artery disease and end-stage heart failure asks the nurse whether heart transplant is a possible therapy. The nurse's response to the patient will be based on the knowledge that

A) heart transplants are experimental surgeries that are not covered by most insurance.
B) the patient is too old to be placed on the transplant list.
C) the diagnoses and symptoms indicate that the patient is not an appropriate candidate.
D) candidacy for heart transplant depends on many factors.

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