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Ann Thorac Surg 2002;74:1242-1244
© 2002 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Bicaval anastomosis in a heart transplant recipient with left superior vena cava

Gregorio Rábago, MD*a, Alejandro Martín-Trenor, MDa, José Luis López-Coronado, MDa, Alfonso Macias, MDa, Juan Cosín-Sales, MDa, Jesús M. Herreros, MDa

a Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Clínica Universitaria, University of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain

Accepted for publication May 19, 2002.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Rábago, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Clínica Universitaria, University of Navarre, Avda. Pío XII, 36, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
e-mail: grabago{at}unav.es

We describe the surgical procedure of orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) in a recipient with persistent left superior vena cava (LSVC) and isolated noncompaction of the left ventricle. The bicaval anastomosis technique was performed using and isolating his native coronary sinus to let the left superior vena cava drain into his own inferior vena cava through the native coronary sinus.






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