The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 45, 85-86, Copyright © 1988 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Orthotopic cardiac transplantation for univentricular heart
JA Macoviak, JC Baldwin, R Ginsburg, M Fowler, H Valentine, PE Oyer and EB Stinson
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, CA.
The technical aspects of orthotopic cardiac transplantation for
univentricular heart in a 22-year-old man are discussed. Abnormal pulmonary
artery anatomy resulted in right ventricular failure, which was
successfully treated.