Heart transplantation in a case of scimitar syndrome

We present a rare clinical scenario of a patient with tetralogy of Fallot, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and concomitant scimitar syndrome. We created a scimitar vein cuff from a recipient heart, performed its translocation, and subsequently performed heart transplantation. This ingenuity reduces the likelihood of scimitar vein obstruction.PMID:33794163 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.03.054

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 1, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Fumiya Yoneyama Travis J Wilder Michiaki Imamura Source Type: research