Permanent pacing for asystole of the donor heart after heterotopic heart transplantation

A 41-year-old woman presented with shortness of breath and decreased exercise tolerance 1 year after heterotopic heart transplantation. She was found to have an ejection fraction of less than 20% for the native heart and severely depressed left ventricular systolic function of the donor heart. A lef...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Texas Heart Institute journal 1997, Vol.24 (1), p.64-67
Hauptverfasser:	KALIFE, G, RADOVANCEVIC, B, FIGHALI, S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Cardiac Pacing, Artificial Electrocardiography Female Heart Arrest - therapy Heart Transplantation Humans Medical sciences Postoperative Complications - therapy Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the heart Transplantation, Heterotopic
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Zusammenfassung:	A 41-year-old woman presented with shortness of breath and decreased exercise tolerance 1 year after heterotopic heart transplantation. She was found to have an ejection fraction of less than 20% for the native heart and severely depressed left ventricular systolic function of the donor heart. A left ventriculogram of the donor heart showed no systolic contractility. A permanent pacemaker was implanted into the right ventricle of the donor heart. One year after pacemaker insertion, systolic function of the donor heart had returned to normal.
ISSN:	0730-2347 1526-6702