Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6249010 | Transplantation Proceedings | 2011 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
There were no significant differences in the exercise capacity between patients with biatrial versus bicaval techniques for orthotopic heart transplantation. Factors other than the atrial connection (such as cardiac denervation, immunosuppressive drug effect, or physical deconditioning) may be more important determinants of subnormal exercise capacity after heart transplantation. Nevertheless, the reduction in morbidity and postoperative complications and the simplicity in the bicaval technique suggest that bicaval heart transplantation offers advantages when compared with the standard biatrial technique.
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Authors
L.S.C. Czer, M.H. Cohen, S.P. Gallagher, L.A. Czer, H.J. Soukiasian, M. Rafiei, J.R. Pixton, M. Awad, A. Trento,