Successful Heart Transplantation in Two Infants with Dextrocardia-Heterotaxy Syndrome

Publication date: Available online 3 August 2018Source: The Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAuthor(s): Umar Boston, TK Susheel Kumar, Jignesh Shah, Tiffany Street, Jeffrey Towbin, Christopher J. Knott-CraigAbstractInfants with dextrocardia-heterotaxy syndrome pose significant surgical challenges to a successful orthotopic heart transplant. Here in we report two infants with dextrocardia-heterotaxy syndrome who underwent complex heart transplantation. A combination of pre-operative three-dimensional chest computed tomography to predict optimal donor size and unique surgical technique resulted in successful outcomes.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research