Allograft cardiectomy and biventricular assist device placement as a salvage maneuver in a heart transplant recipient

Chase W Robinson; George J Arnaoutakis; Jeremiah G Allen; Timothy J George; John V Conte

doi:10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01173.x

Allograft cardiectomy and biventricular assist device placement as a salvage maneuver in a heart transplant recipient

J Card Surg. 2011 Jan;26(1):114-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01173.x.

Authors

Chase W Robinson¹, George J Arnaoutakis, Jeremiah G Allen, Timothy J George, John V Conte

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA.

PMID: 21235630
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01173.x

Abstract

End-stage allograft failure following cardiac transplantation is a devastating problem, and retransplantation offers the only chance for survival. We present the case of a young man with a failing cardiac allograft who underwent allograft cardiectomy, atrial pouch formation, and biventricular assist device (BiVAD) placement as a salvage maneuver.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods*
Fatal Outcome
Heart Transplantation*
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Male
Reoperation
Salvage Therapy*
Tachycardia, Ventricular / surgery*
Time Factors
Transplantation, Homologous
Treatment Failure