title: Orthotopic heart transplantation in patients with persistent left superior vena cava: bicaval and biatrial techniques.
abstract: Persistent left superior vena cava (LSVC) is the most common congenital venous abnormality. With the increasing number of children who survive into adulthood with congenital heart malformations, the recognition of persistent LSVC among patients with advanced heart failure is likely to rise. We present two cases of orthotopic heart transplantation in the setting of LSVC successfully managed with biatrial and bicaval techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
authors.forename: Siyamek
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Neragi-Miandoab
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Baran
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
authors.forename: Alla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Godelman
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York. Electronic address: dgoldste@montefiore.org.
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Goldstein
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery