title: Bench replacement of donor aortic valve before orthotopic heart transplantation.
abstract: Organic valve disease has been considered an absolute contraindication for acceptance as a donor heart. However, the severe shortage of donor hearts has prompted the use of marginally acceptable hearts to maximize the use of donor hearts. This report concerns a patient with repeated left ventricular assist system complications who underwent successful heart transplantation with a marginal donor heart requiring concomitant aortic valve replacement for mild aortic stenosis due to a calcified congenitally bicuspid valve.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Shunsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Goro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Matsumiya
authors.forename: Takayoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: Taichi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakaguchi
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuratani
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000601:surgery*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology; D014019:Tissue Donors; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult