**2. Infrastructure for heart transplantation program**

Building a state-of-the-art facility equipped with advanced cardiac surgery units, dedicated transplant wards, intensive care units, and a comprehensive diagnostic laboratory is crucial [8]. The infrastructure should be designed to meet the unique needs of heart transplantation, including specialized equipment, operating rooms, and dedicated post-transplant care units. Additionally, investing in advanced imaging technologies, such as cardiac MRI and echocardiography, will facilitate accurate preand post-transplant assessments.

In addition, complex transplant patients need a large infrastructure that includes specialists in advanced circulatory support, cardiac critical care, nutrition, social work, and other fields. Indeed, a robust, comprehensive, cutting-edge heart transplant program should contain the following components to provide the greatest care for heart transplant patients [9]:


*Establishing a Heart Transplantation Program in a Middle East Country: Requirements… DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.113333*

