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Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:221-222
© 1994 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Cardiac transplantation after donor mitral valve commissurotomy

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ochsner Clinic and Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Accepted for publication March 27, 1993.

^_* Address reprint requests to Dr Van Meter, Ochsner Clinic, 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA 70121.

Cardiac transplantation has become a relatively common procedure, with its limiting factor being the lack of donor hearts. The donor pool can potentially be increased by reevaluating donor criteria and performing innovative procedures on the donor heart, such as coronary bypass and valve repair. We present a recent case of donor heart mitral valve commissuratomy with successful transplantation.

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