T86.2: Heart transplant failure and rejection
You have received a donor heart, however it does not work properly.
When tissue is donated, the patient’s tissue and the donated tissue should be as similar to one another as possible. Otherwise the immune system may attack the donated tissue. For example, the immune system also fights altered body cells or disease pathogens. Therefore certain tissue characteristics are compared before a tissue donation. For example, one such characteristic of a tissue is the blood group.
The heart pumps blood through the body. The blood carries oxygen. All of the areas in the body are supplied with oxygen as a result.
There can be various reasons if a donor heart does not function properly. For example, it may be that the patient’s own immune system is fighting the donor heart. It can be damaged as a result. The heart may also not be properly supplied with blood.
You can then have various problems. You may not be able to breathe properly. Sometimes the heart beats irregularly. The body may also no longer be supplied with sufficient oxygen. You may then feel very weak and ill.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
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