Closure of ventricular septal defects in the donor heart before transplantation: toward expanded acceptance criteria

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005 May;129(5):1187-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.09.030.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Death
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / surgery
  • Craniocerebral Trauma / complications
  • Echocardiography
  • Female
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / complications
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / diagnosis
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / surgery*
  • Heart Transplantation / methods*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Patient Selection
  • Preoperative Care / methods*
  • Suture Techniques
  • Tissue Donors*
  • Tissue and Organ Procurement
  • Ventricular Function, Right