Matan Grunfeld, Suguru Ohira, Joshua Choe, Gregg M Lanier, Kathryn Martin, David Spielvogel, Masashi Kai
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Abstract
Background: We describe the successful heart transplantation of a brain-dead male donor with a remote history of pectus excavatum repair.
Method and results: On computed tomography, the ascending aorta was in close proximity to metallic struts from the donor's sternal repair. Before harvesting the heart, visual and digital inspections revealed minimal space between the sternum and ascending aorta, complicated by severe adhesions in the lower sternum. After the pericardium was opened, the subsequent recovery of the heart was performed in a standard fashion. At one-year post-transplant, the recipient continues to have normal graft function.
Conclusions: Careful evaluation, intraoperative consideration, and coordination with other transplant teams were essential in the successful recovery of the heart during a time of organ shortages.
期刊介绍：
Journal of Cardiac Surgery (JCS) is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to contemporary surgical treatment of cardiac disease. Renown for its detailed "how to" methods, JCS''s well-illustrated, concise technical articles, critical reviews and commentaries are highly valued by dedicated readers worldwide.
With Editor-in-Chief Harold Lazar, MD and an internationally prominent editorial board, JCS continues its 20-year history as an important professional resource. Editorial coverage includes biologic support, mechanical cardiac assist and/or replacement and surgical techniques, and features current material on topics such as OPCAB surgery, stented and stentless valves, endovascular stent placement, atrial fibrillation, transplantation, percutaneous valve repair/replacement, left ventricular restoration surgery, immunobiology, and bridges to transplant and recovery.
In addition, special sections (Images in Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Regeneration) and historical reviews stimulate reader interest. The journal also routinely publishes proceedings of important international symposia in a timely manner.
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