title: Allograft cardiectomy and biventricular assist device placement as a salvage maneuver in a heart transplant recipient.
abstract: End-stage allograft failure following cardiac transplantation is a devastating problem, and retransplantation offers the only chance for survival. We present the case of a young man with a failing cardiac allograft who underwent allograft cardiectomy, atrial pouch formation, and biventricular assist device (BiVAD) placement as a salvage maneuver.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Chase W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: George J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Arnaoutakis
authors.forename: Jeremiah G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: Timothy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: John V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Conte
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation; D016879:Salvage Therapy; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D017211:Treatment Failure