Combined procedure of heart transplantation and ascending aorta replacement

Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals
João Gonçalves de CastroGregorio Rábago

Abstract

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.

References

Sep 1, 2009·The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation·Keshava RajagopalG Chad Hughes

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Jan 5, 2019·European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery·Hanjay WangY Joseph Woo
May 25, 2021·Clinical Case Reports·Yukiharu SugimuraPayam Akhyari

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