Effective reduction of a giant left atrium by partial autotransplantation.
Although many surgical procedures have been proposed to reduce the size of a left atrium, their effectiveness is not well established. We present a case of mitral and tricuspid valve insufficiency with a giant left atrium. Partial heart autotransplantation was used in a mitral and tricuspid valve operation with a successful outcome. This procedure can be an effective method to treat giant left atrium.
D000368:Aged; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000601:surgery; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications