Heart transplant is a surgery where a healthy heart is replaced with a donor heart. Many different phrases or synonyms can be used to describe this procedure, including cardiac transplantation, heart graft, heart replacement, and cardiac grafting. People often use these different terms interchangeably. However, no matter what synonym is used, the goal is the same, to replace a damaged or diseased heart with a healthy one. Heart transplant is a complex and life-saving procedure that requires a team of skilled medical professionals to perform, as well as a suitable organ donor.