Combined heart transplantation and replacement of atheromatous proximal arch.

Yukiharu SugimuraArash MehdianiShintaro KatahiraChristina LobergHug Aubin Artur Lichtenberg Udo Boeken Payam Akhyari

Published in: Clinical case reports (2021)

Concomitant surgery on the aortic arch with hypothermic cardiac arrest in the setting of heart transplantation (HTX) is extremely rare. Herein, we report a case of combined HTX and proximal arch replacement at our institution.

Keyphrases

cardiac arrest
minimally invasive
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
coronary artery bypass
aortic dissection
acute coronary syndrome
percutaneous coronary intervention