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Heterotopic Heart Transplantation in Mice
Published on: July 19, 2007
Situs inversus donor heart successfully transplanted
T Tkebuchava1, L K von Segesser, A Künzli
1Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.
Abstract:
Orthotopic heart transplantation was successfully performed in a 62-year-old man by use of a heart harvested from a donor with situs inversus. This procedure is a reasonable alternative when no other donor is available. The technique of this operation is described here. A month later the patient was discharged in good condition and is still doing well 1 year after the transplantation.
