title: Twin-to-Twin Heart Transplantation: A Unique Event With a 25-Year Follow-Up.
abstract: Solid organ transplantation in pediatric patients has been a reality since 1954, when the first kidney transplantation was successfully performed between identical twins. We report the long-term outcomes, with more than 25 years of follow-up, in a patient born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) who received a heart transplant from a dizygotic twin. While we would not wish for this situation to reoccur, we hope that in reporting it, we can add to the discussion surrounding pediatric heart transplantation and the management of HLHS.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, Indiana. Electronic address: dblitzer@iupui.edu.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Blitzer
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, Indiana.
authors.forename: Grace
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yedlicka
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, Indiana.
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Manghelli
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, Indiana.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dentel
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, Indiana.
authors.forename: Randall
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caldwell
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, Indiana.
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D066087:Perinatal Death; D013997:Time Factors; D014429:Twins, Dizygotic