CARDIAC ALLOGRAFT HARVESTING AFTER CARBON-MONOXIDE POISONING - REPORTOF A SUCCESSFUL ORTHOTOPIC HEART-TRANSPLANTATION

Authors
IBERER F KONIGSRAINER A WASLER A PETUTSCHNIGG B AUER T TSCHELIESSNIGG K
Citation
F. Iberer et al., CARDIAC ALLOGRAFT HARVESTING AFTER CARBON-MONOXIDE POISONING - REPORTOF A SUCCESSFUL ORTHOTOPIC HEART-TRANSPLANTATION, The Journal of heart and lung transplantation, 12(3), 1993, pp. 499-500
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation → ACNP
ISSN journal
10532498
Volume
12
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
499 - 500
Database
ISI
SICI code
1053-2498(1993)12:3<499:CAHACP>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Hearts from brain dead victims of carbon monoxide poisoning have been reported to be unsuitable for heart transplantation. We present the ca se of a 30-year-old male donor who was the victim of carbon monoxide p oisoning. He was on ventilation for 16 days before the organs were off ered for harvesting. A liver biopsy indicated focal liver cell necrosi s. The liver graft was not used. Heart transplantation was performed s uccessfully. No evidence of ischemic areas or myocardial cell necrosis could be found in all heart biopsy specimens. Four months after trans plantation, graft function remains excellent.