Author/Authors :
Erik A. K. Beyer، نويسنده , , David Michael McMullan، نويسنده , , Reynolds Delgado، نويسنده , , Igor Gregoric، نويسنده , , Branislav Radovancevic، نويسنده , , O. H. Frazier، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
We describe a patient whose native heart function has normalized several years after heterotopic heart transplantation. The native heart sustained the patient’s circulation at a time when the donor heart was temporarily dysfunctional. Native heart improvement, let alone normalization, is considered rare after heterotopic transplantation but has been noted with increased frequency after long-term unloading with left ventricular assistance.
