A Case of Heterotopic Heart Transplant as a “Biologic Left Ventricular Assist” in Restrictive Cardiomyopathy

Hannah Copeland; Nishant Kalra; Monica Gustafson; Romana Coehlo-Anderson; Mark Friedman; Jack G. Copeland

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A Case of Heterotopic Heart Transplant as a “Biologic Left Ventricular Assist” in Restrictive Cardiomyopathy

Hannah Copeland, Nishant Kalra, Monica Gustafson, Romana Coehlo-Anderson, Mark Friedman, Jack G. Copeland

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Abstract

Heterotopic heart transplant (HHT) has traditionally been thought of as creating 2 parallel circulations. We present a case of using the donor heart as a “biologic left ventricular assist” (bio-LVA). The heterotopic technique used consisted of 4 anastomoses: the donor heart pulmonary artery (PA) to the native heart right atrium, the superior vena cava to superior vena cava, the left atrium to left atrium, and the aorta to aorta. A 9-year-old boy with restrictive cardiomyopathy, a PA pressure of 85/53 mmHg, received a HHT because he would probably not be able to tolerate an orthotopic heart transplant secondary to elevated PA pressure. He is currently alive 14 years post-transplantation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	637-640
Number of pages	4
Journal	World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
Volume	2
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/2150135111411588
State	Published - Oct 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

cardiomyopathy
heart
heart failure
pediatric
pulmonary vascular resistance/hypertension
transplantation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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