5-377.b:
Rhythm surgery and other operations on heart and pericardium: Implantation of a heart pacemaker, defibrillator and event recorder: System for non-invasive monitoring of rejection responses after heart transplantation
You have had a special device implanted for the donor heart.
Sometimes vital organs no longer work properly. There can be a variety of reasons for that. The affected people can be helped with a properly functioning replacement organ. The appropriate organ or tissue can be donated by other people. You need surgery to remove the donor organ or donor tissue.
The device records the heart’s electrical activity and the heartbeat. The results can then be sent from the body. In this way, any changes to your heart’s electrical activity can be identified. The heart’s electrical activity sometimes changes if the body is rejecting the donor heart.
Additional indicator
If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the OPS code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).