Challenging venous reconstruction and heart transplantation in a patient with viscero-atrial situs inversus and complex congenital heart disease with Fontan circulation.
Heart transplantation represents a valuable therapeutic option for patients with congenital heart disease and end-stage heart failure. We report the case of a 15-year-old patient with situs inversus and additional complex congenital malformations of the heart who underwent several previous palliative operations. Orthotopic cardiac transplantation with several technical modifications was performed successfully. At 18 months post-operatively the patient is free from rejection and doing well in New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class I status.
Beiras-Fernandez
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Department of Cardiac Surgery, Grosshadern University Hospital, University of Munich, Munich, Germany. andres.beiras@med.uni-muenchen.de
Daebritz
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Kaczmarek
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Kozlik-Feldmann
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Tiete
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Reichart
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D000293:Adolescent; D018729:Fontan Procedure; D006325:Heart Atria; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014680:Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D014781:Viscera