Orthotopic heart transplantation with preservation of the left heart.
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Abstract
In December 1992, cardiac transplantation (for right heart failure with partially occluded pulmonary arteries but with a normal left ventricle) was accomplished with partial resection of right atrium and ventricle but with preservation of the left heart, obtaining a three-ventricle heart. The short-term result (27 months) is good, with normal native and grafted heart rhythms and functions, allowing us to conceive of the possible application of this procedure in some other selected cases.
Medical subject headings
- Heart Transplantation
- Organ Preservation