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An Immunological Model for Heterotopic Heart and Cardiac Muscle Cell Transplantation in Rats
Published on: May 8, 2020
Cardiac retransplantation
Maksym Rzhanyi1, Anton Pechenenko2, Jorge Alcocer3
1М.M. Amosov National Institute of Cardio-vascular Surgery, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Abstract:
An orthotopic heart transplant remains the gold standard treatment for patients with end-stage heart failure. Despite significant developments and the widespread use of durable mechanical circulation support, a small number of patients will be considered for a heart retransplant. In this video tutorial, we describe the strategy and technique for patients who have already received an orthotopic heart transplant and who undergo a cardiac retransplant with a modified bicaval anastomosis technique.
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