Excision of native heart and relocation of a grown heterotopic donor heart to the orthotopic position 14 years after transplantation.
Here we report the treatment of native heart complications (aortic regurgitation, ventricular fibrillation and heart failure) following a heterotopic heart transplant by excision of native heart and relocation the heterotopic heart in the orthotopic position. The patient was a 24 year old woman who had received a heterotopic transplant at the age of 9 years from a 9 year old donor. The donor heart had grown sufficiently to allow it to support her adult circulation.
Khaghani
Asghar
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Department of Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Harefield Hospital, Harefield, Middlesex, UK.
Ghosh
Arup
A
Noor
Mumin
M
Banner
Nicholas
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D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors; D016042:Transplantation, Heterotopic / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult