title: First brain dead donor heart transplantation under new legislation in Japan.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Osaka University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Matsumiya
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shirakura
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents