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Why do sufferers of Cystic Fibrosis have *heart* and lung transplants?

I'm learning about Cystic Fibrosis for my A-level Biology course and one of the treatments mentioned in a textbook was "Heat-and-lung transplant". Why are there sometimes heart transplants along with lungs?*

*I didn't think the condition damaged the heart, just other systems in the body like the respiratory and reproductive.

its causes pulmonary hypertension and right side heart failure,the only treatment is a complete lung -heart transplant,gene therapy hasnt helped by early twennties most die if not transplanted

I think it ids simply much safer and more successful to transplant the heart along with the lungs

Its much more straightforward to whip out the heart with the damaged lungs and pop a whole new set in than just replacing the lungs!

AS SAID IT IS EASIER AND SAFER TO DO THE TWO AT ONCE

the lungs are damaged by CF and i think that the transplant of the heart is necessary if the lungs are being transplanted or its because the results are more successful.

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