accordingly Sheet found out that the new heart for the transplant of the presenter Fausto Silva, Faustão, arrived this Sunday (27) at the Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo and he has already received the new organ. Faustão, 73 years old, was accompanied by the medical team Fernando Bacal, cardiologist, and Miguel Cendoroglo Neto, director of medical and hospital services.
The information was confirmed by the medical team in the report, and a bulletin was subsequently released detailing the operation.
“Einstein was triggered at dawn today by the São Paulo State Transplant Center as they began evaluating the compatibility of the organ, taking into account blood type B. The operation took place in the early afternoon and lasted around 2:30 a.m. The procedure was successfully performed and Fausto Silva remains in the intensive care unit as the next few hours are important to monitor the adaptation and rejection control of the organ,” the statement said of the medical team.
The presenter had been in the hospital’s intensive care unit since August 5, where he was being treated for heart failure and undergoing dialysis. So he queued up for a transplant to get a new heart.
Because of his health, he was given priority in the transplant queue, which was reflected in the speed with which the new organ arrived.
Shortly after the presenter’s hospitalization, the medical team released a note detailing his condition. “The patient is on dialysis and needs medication to pump his heart. Fausto Silva has already been enrolled in the only transplant line managed by the São Paulo State Department of Health, which prioritizes the waiting time, the blood type and the severity of the case,” the statement said.
Donated organs go to patients in need of a transplant who are already waiting on a unified and computerized waiting list. The position on the waiting list is defined by technical criteria such as waiting time and urgency of the procedure, blood compatibility between donor and recipient. Genetic compatibility between donor and recipient will be determined by laboratory testing if necessary.
Another important factor is the location, since it is necessary to understand the duration of the organ outside the body. An airplane is required for transport to the destination, depending on the date.
Heart transplantation is complex, says doctor Philipe Saccab, cardiologist at the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and the Heart Institute of the USP School of Medicine (University of São Paulo). “We open the chest, remove the heart of the weakened person and transplant the heart of the recipient. It’s connected via the same vessels that previously connected the heart,” he says.
“The operation takes several hours, about 8 to 12 hours. Several medical teams are involved. And the old heart has no function once it is removed from the body.”
“The new hearts come from people who have been diagnosed with brain death. Anyone of us who has been diagnosed with brain death and whose family agrees to donate an organ can be a potential heart donor,” says Philipe.