Heart Transplantation for Congenital Heart Disease

Heart transplantation for children with congenital heart disease is a challenging procedure that requires significant pre-operative planning and occasionally some intra-operative ingenuity. Failed single ventricle palliation has become the most common indication for heart transplantation in the diagnostic group of congenital heart disease. Reconstructive procedures in addition to the transplant procedure itself are often necessary, particularly in patients with single ventricle anomalies. Situs inversus with dextrocardia is probably the most challenging diagnosis for transplantation.
Source: Operative Techniques in Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Congenital Source Type: research