Heart transplant in a patient with persistent left superior vena cava
Objective: to present our own experience of heart transplantation in a patient with persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC). A clinical case of successful orthotopic heart transplantation using the biatrial technique in a patient with PLSVC drainage into the right atrium is presented. The clinica...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
| Published: |
Federal Research Center of Transplantology and Artificial Organs named after V.I.Shumakov
2021-01-01
|
| Series: | Vestnik Transplantologii i Iskusstvennyh Organov |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://journal.transpl.ru/vtio/article/view/1280 |
| Summary: | Objective: to present our own experience of heart transplantation in a patient with persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC). A clinical case of successful orthotopic heart transplantation using the biatrial technique in a patient with PLSVC drainage into the right atrium is presented. The clinical effect achieved as a result of the treatment fully justifies the chosen surgical tactics and allows us to recommend the proposed tactics for treatment of such a rare anomaly. Conclusion. The clinical effect achieved as a result of the treatment fully justifies the chosen surgical tactics and allows us to recommend the proposed tactics for treatment of such a rare anomaly. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1995-1191 |