title: Successful transplantation of a heart with an atrial septal defect caused by blunt trauma.
abstract: We report a case of a successful heart transplantation from a donor after multiple trauma. A traumatic atrial septal defect was repaired, and the postoperative course was uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Centre of Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantations, Brno, Czech Republic; International Clinical Research Centre, St. Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fila
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Piler
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bedanova
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nemec
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001926:Brain Death; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D014019:Tissue Donors; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*