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Heart Transplantation: Multimedia
Updated: May 1, 2009
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![]() | Media file 1: View of the recipient's chest after the heart is removed, with the patient on cardiopulmonary bypass. |
![]() | Media file 2: Suturing of the donor heart. Note that the left atrial anastomosis is performed first. |
![]() | Media file 3: The completed operation. Note the suture lines on the now-implanted heart. |
![]() | Media file 4: Heterotopic transplantation. |
![]() | Media file 5: View following cardiectomy showing cuffs for bicaval anastomosis. |
![]() | Media file 6: Completed bicaval transplantation technique. |
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Keywords
cardiac replacement, cardiac transplantation, cardiac allograft, cardiopulmonary bypass, cyclosporine, intra-aortic balloon pump, implantable assist devices, coronary artery angioplasty, coronary artery bypass surgery, CABG, valve repair, allografts, xenografts, end-stage congestive heart failure, CHF, ischemic cardiomyopathy, angina, pulmonary disease, malignant cardiac arrhythmias, coronary artery disease, CAD, congenital heart disease, CHD, cytomegalovirus, CMV, rejection, organ donors, organ donation












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