Heart Transplantation in a Patient Without a Heart: A Case Report
Journal
Transplantation proceedings
Journal Volume
50
Journal Issue
9
Pages
2889
Date Issued
2018-11
Author(s)
Abstract
We report a heart transplantation in a patient with no heart. A 60-year-old man suffered from severe infective endocarditis, and due to extensive involvement of the myocardium, only minimal myocardium was left after debridement of the necrotic myocardium and aortic annulus. We finally excised the entire heart to eradicate the infection source and employed 2 extracorporeal membrane oxygenations for full life support. The infection was controlled with strong antibiotics. The patient underwent successful heart transplantation 16 days following the excision and the patient fully recovered without any complications.
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Other Subjects
cotrimoxazole; mycophenolate mofetil; nystatin; tacrolimus; antiinfective agent; adult; Article; bacterial endocarditis; cardiac surgeon; case report; clinical article; disease severity; echocardiography; extracorporeal oxygenation; extubation; follow up; heart catheterization; heart muscle biopsy; heart muscle contractility; heart transplantation; hemolysis; hospital discharge; human; human tissue; male; middle aged; physician; postoperative period; priority journal; bacterial endocarditis; heart surgery; heart transplantation; procedures; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Endocarditis, Bacterial; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; Heart Transplantation; Humans; Male; Middle Aged
Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Type
journal article