title: Current status of domino heart transplantation.
abstract: Domino heart transplant, wherein the explanted heart from the recipient of an en-bloc heart-lung is utilized for a second recipient, represents a unique surgical strategy for patients with end-stage heart failure. With a better understanding of the potential advantages and disadvantages of this procedure, its selective use in the current era can improve and maximize organ allocation in the United States. In this report, we reviewed the current status of domino heart transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shudo
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
authors.forename: Jack H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Boyd
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
authors.forename: Yiping Joseph
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Woo
mesh_terms: D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000601:surgery; D003914:Dextrocardia / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D016041:Heart-Lung Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000601:surgery; D019520:Living Donors; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: domino; heart and lungs en-bloc transplant; live donor