title: Improved atrial function in bicaval versus standard orthotopic techniques in cardiac transplantation.
abstract: Atrial geometry is preserved in the bicaval technique of cardiac transplantation. Using Doppler echocardiography, we investigated the impact of this technique on preservation of atrial function and found that echocardiographic indexes of atrial function are improved in bicaval cardiac transplants versus the standard orthotopic transplants.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beniaminovitz
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Savoia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galantowicz
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Di Tullio
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Homma
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mancini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016275:Atrial Function; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009200:Myocardial Contraction