title: Mitral valve replacement in the transplanted heart.
abstract: Because of the scarcity of donor hearts, conventional operations on heart allografts are now being performed in lieu of retransplantation. Our experience with mitral valve replacement in the orthotopically transplanted heart is presented, supporting the utility of conventional operations when indicated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas 78236-5300, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Coopwood
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000601:surgery; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous