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1877054

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-9-25
pubmed:abstractText
The standard technique for orthotopic cardiac transplantation implies large atrial anastomoses which do not preserve the anatomical integrity of the donor atria. This may become a potential source of electrophysiological and mechanical atrial dysfunction, especially in the right atrium with the sinus node and the sensitive low-pressure atrioventricular valve. As an improvement we suggest an alternative technique which we have recently developed for orthotopic cardiac transplantation; it combines the simple, convenient left atrial connection of the standard technique with individual anastomoses of the superior and inferior venae cavae, preserving the right atrium of the donated heart intact. This technique and our first results in two cases are described. Postoperatively, no arrhythmias and no signs of tricuspid insufficiency were observed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0171-6425
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
70-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
An alternative technique for orthotopic cardiac transplantation, with preservation of the normal anatomy of the right atrium.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Kiel, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports