Heart transplantation with bicaval anastomoses after a maze operation

P R Vogt; E Oechslin; T Tkebuchava; L K von Segesser; M I Turina

doi:10.1016/0003-4975(95)00741-5

Heart transplantation with bicaval anastomoses after a maze operation

Ann Thorac Surg. 1996 Jan;61(1):224-5. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(95)00741-5.

Authors

P R Vogt¹, E Oechslin, T Tkebuchava, L K von Segesser, M I Turina

Affiliation

¹ Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.

PMID: 8561565
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(95)00741-5

Abstract

A 49-year-old man had progressive low cardiac output syndrome after mitral valve repair combined with a maze operation. A biventricular assist device was implanted and, finally, emergency orthotopic heart transplantation was performed. The multiple incisions, especially right atrial incisions, were successfully avoided by heart transplantation with bicaval anastomoses.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anastomosis, Surgical
Atrial Fibrillation / complications
Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
Cardiac Output, Low / etiology
Cardiac Output, Low / surgery
Heart Atria / surgery*
Heart Transplantation / methods*
Heart-Assist Devices
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / complications
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery
Postoperative Complications / surgery
Venae Cavae / surgery*