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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:1505-1507
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Heterotopic Heart Transplant Combined With Postoperative Sildenafil Use for the Treatment of Restrictive Cardiomyopathy

Abdulaziz Al-Khaldi, MD a , b , Bruce A. Reitz, MD a , b , * , Henry Zhu, MD a , b , David Rosenthal, MD a , b

a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California
b Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California

Accepted for publication February 23, 2005.

* Address correspondence to Dr Reitz, Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5407 (Email: breitz{at}stanford.edu).

We report successful management of a 22-month-old child with restrictive cardiomyopathy and severe pulmonary hypertension using the heterotopic heart transplant technique. Additional lessons learned from postoperative management, including the novel use of Sildenafil (Viagra, Pfizer, NY) for controlling pulmonary arterial pressure are described.






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