First brain dead donor heart transplantation under new legislation in Japan.
The first heart transplantation was carried out in Japan successfully, after the brain death and organ transplantation law was settled in 1997. The recipient patient was a 47-year-old man with the dilated phase of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who had been on a Novacor implantable left ventricular assist system for the previous 4 months. Since the donor hospital was about 200 km from the recipient hospital which took approximately 2 hours for transportation, the total ischemic time was 3 hours and 24 minutes. The post-transplant course was smooth, and the patient was discharged on postoperative day 75.
Matsuda
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First Department of Surgery, Osaka University Medical School, Japan.
Fukushima
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N
Sawa
Y
Y
Nishimura
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M
Matsumiya
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G
Shirakura
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R
D001926:Brain Death / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000473:pathology; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D014019:Tissue Donors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents