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Heart Transplantation for Corrected Transposition of the Great Vessels
Author(s) -
JEBARA VICTOR A.,
DREYFUS GILLES,
ACAR CHRISTOPHE,
DELOCHE ALAIN,
COUETIL JEAN PAUL,
FABIANI JEANNOEL,
CARPENTIER ALAIN
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1990.tb00746.x
Subject(s) - medicine , transposition (logic) , heart transplantation , transplantation , surgery , great arteries , cardiology , heart disease , artificial intelligence , computer science
Orthotopic heart transplantation was performed in a patient with corrected transposition of the great vessels. Technical modifications were necessary to be able to transplant a normal heart in this patient. The surgical technique is illustrated.