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Can a 65-year-old get a heart transplant?

My grandfather has heart disease and needs a transplant. Can a 65-year-old get a heart transplant?

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Yes. The maximal age for heart transplant is usually 70 years old but in some centers, an alternative donor pool is used to give patients up to 75 a transplant. The hearts transplanted in the patients 70-75, are generally not used in patients less than 70