ORTHOTOPIC HEART-TRANSPLANTATION WITH PRESERVATION OF THE LEFT-HEART

Authors
KREITMANN B RIBERI A ATTALI T ZERANSKA M SILICANI MA METRAS D
Citation
B. Kreitmann et al., ORTHOTOPIC HEART-TRANSPLANTATION WITH PRESERVATION OF THE LEFT-HEART, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 60(6), 1995, pp. 585-587
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
60
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Supplement
S
Pages
585 - 587
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1995)60:6<585:OHWPOT>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
In December 1992, cardiac transplantation (for right heart failure wit h partially occluded pulmonary arteries but with a normal left ventric le) was accomplished with partial resection of right atrium and ventri cle but with preservation of the left heart, obtaining a three-ventric le heart. The short-term result (27 months) is good, with normal nativ e and grafted heart rhythms and functions, allowing us to conceive of the possible application of this procedure in some other selected case s.