One heart in 3 patients.
Ann Thorac Surg
; 94(6): e143-4, 2012 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23176956
ABSTRACT
In this report, we present a successful reuse of a transplanted heart under complex clinical conditions. Our patient was the second recipient, a 63-year-old man with end-stage heart failure due to amyloid-induced cardiomyopathy. After an uneventful postoperative course, he was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia 6 months after transplantation and died 10 months after transplantation. This outcome was determined by a malignancy in an immunosuppressed patient. Reuse of a transplanted heart in carefully selected patients is a possible alternative in an era of donor organ shortage.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Tissue Donors
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Tissue and Organ Procurement
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Heart Transplantation
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Heart Failure
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Ann Thorac Surg
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United Arab Emirates