title: Partial cardiac autotransplantation with a concomitant mitral valve, aortic valve replacement and tricuspid plasty.
abstract: We describe a case with left atrial volume reduction of a giant left atrium, treated successfully by partial cardiac autotransplantation, concomitant mitral and aortic valve replacement, and tricuspid valve plasty. We obtained good results at the 1-year follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Qing-Guo
authors.initials: QG
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Dong-Jin
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D058385:Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Aortic valve; Cardiac autotransplantation; Mitral valve; Surgery