Combined procedure of heart transplantation and ascending aorta replacement.
Concomitant heart transplantation and ascending aorta replacement is infrequent. In the few cases where this simultaneous procedure was performed, most patients were diagnosed with Marfan syndrome. We report the combined procedure of heart transplantation and ascending aorta replacement using the donor's ascending aorta, in a 70-year-old man who was not diagnosed with Marfan syndrome. This combined procedure can be performed successfully, providing a potentially life-saving heart transplant for patients with aortic disease of different etiologies.
Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Spain.
João Gonçalves
JG
de Castro
Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Spain.
Rafael Hernández
RH
Estefanía
Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Spain.
Cristian
C
Delgado
Radiology Department, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Spain.
Loreto García
LG
Del Barrio
Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Spain grabago@me.com.
Gregorio
G
Rábago
D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000637:transplantation*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Aortic aneurysm; aortic diseases; heart failure; heart transplantation; thoracic