title: Heart allograft transplanted twice.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA. sinan.simsir@cshs.org
authors.forename: Sinan A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Simsir
authors.forename: Gregory P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Fontana
authors.forename: Lawrence S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Czer
authors.forename: Ernst R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Schwarz
mesh_terms: 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*