Heart allograft transplanted twice.
We present the case of a man who underwent successful heart transplantation with an allograft that was obtained from a donor who had already received heart transplantation.
Simsir
Sinan A
SA
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA. sinan.simsir@cshs.org
Fontana
Gregory P
GP
Czer
Lawrence S
LS
Schwarz
Ernst R
ER
D000328:Adult; D001926:Brain Death; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014019:Tissue Donors; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods*