Combined mitral valve repair and heart transplantation
Key Clinical Message
In times of donor organ shortage, organs with extended allocation criteria, for example, valve pathologies, have to be taken into consideration for transplantation. The donor pool can be extended to hearts with mitral valve insufficiency. Mitral valve repair can rapidly be performed in the donor heart on the back table with excellent results.
In times of donor organ shortage, organs with extended allocation criteria, for example, valve pathologies, have to be taken into consideration for transplantation. The donor pool can be extended to hearts with mitral valve insufficiency. Mitral valve repair can rapidly be performed in the donor heart on the back table with excellent results.
Source: Clinical Case Reports - Category: General Medicine Authors: Anke Sprengel, Wojtek Skwara, Tibor Ziegelh öffer, Ayse Cetinkaya, Markus Schönburg, Manfred Richter Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
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