Heart transplantation with bicaval anastomoses after a maze operation.

Vogt, P R; Oechslin, E; Tkebuchava, T; von Segesser, L K; Turina, M I · Ann Thorac Surg · 1996

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Abstract

A 49-year-old man had progressive low cardiac output syndrome after mitral valve repair combined with a maze operation. A biventricular assist device was implanted and, finally, emergency orthotopic heart transplantation was performed. The multiple incisions, especially right atrial incisions, were successfully avoided by heart transplantation with bicaval anastomoses.

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