IMPROVED ATRIAL FUNCTION IN BICAVAL VERSUS STANDARD ORTHOTOPIC TECHNIQUES IN CARDIAC TRANSPLANTATION

Authors
BENIAMINOVITZ A SAVOIA MT OZ M GALANTOWICZ M DITULLIO MR HOMMA S MANCINI D
Citation
A. Beniaminovitz et al., IMPROVED ATRIAL FUNCTION IN BICAVAL VERSUS STANDARD ORTHOTOPIC TECHNIQUES IN CARDIAC TRANSPLANTATION, The American journal of cardiology, 80(12), 1997, pp. 1631
Citations number
16
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
80
Issue
12
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1997)80:12<1631:IAFIBV>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Atrial geometry is preserved in the bicaval technique of cardiac trans plantation. Using Doppler echocardiography, we investigated the impact of this technique on preservation of atrial function and found that e chocardiographic indexes of atrial function are improved in bicaval ca rdiac transplants versus the standard orthotopic transplants.