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  • Title: An alternative technique for orthotopic cardiac transplantation, with preservation of the normal anatomy of the right atrium.
    Author: Sievers HH, Weyand M, Kraatz EG, Bernhard A.
    Journal: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg; 1991 Apr; 39(2):70-2. PubMed ID: 1877054.
    Abstract:
    The standard technique for orthotopic cardiac transplantation implies large atrial anastomoses which do not preserve the anatomical integrity of the donor atria. This may become a potential source of electrophysiological and mechanical atrial dysfunction, especially in the right atrium with the sinus node and the sensitive low-pressure atrioventricular valve. As an improvement we suggest an alternative technique which we have recently developed for orthotopic cardiac transplantation; it combines the simple, convenient left atrial connection of the standard technique with individual anastomoses of the superior and inferior venae cavae, preserving the right atrium of the donated heart intact. This technique and our first results in two cases are described. Postoperatively, no arrhythmias and no signs of tricuspid insufficiency were observed.
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