TY - JOUR
T1 - Normalization of native heart function years after heterotopic transplantation
AU - Beyer, Erik A.K.
AU - McMullan, David Michael
AU - Delgado, Reynolds
AU - Gregoric, Igor
AU - Radovancevic, Branislav
AU - Frazier, O. H.
AU - Kron, Irving L.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - We describe a patient whose native heart function has normalized several years after heterotopic heart transplantation. The native heart sustained the patient's circulation at a time when the donor heart was temporarily dysfunctional. Native heart improvement, let alone normalization, is considered rare after heterotopic transplantation but has been noted with increased frequency after long-term unloading with left ventricular assistance. (C) 2000 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
AB - We describe a patient whose native heart function has normalized several years after heterotopic heart transplantation. The native heart sustained the patient's circulation at a time when the donor heart was temporarily dysfunctional. Native heart improvement, let alone normalization, is considered rare after heterotopic transplantation but has been noted with increased frequency after long-term unloading with left ventricular assistance. (C) 2000 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01531-9
DO - 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01531-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 11093512
AN - SCOPUS:0033763014
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 70
SP - 1690
EP - 1691
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 5
ER -