1. Transplantation of the heart in an infant and an adult
- Author
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Hans E. Carstensen, Marcial M. Cerruti, Howard A. Joos, Jordan D. Haller, and Adrian Kantrowitz
- Subjects
Heart transplantation ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Human heart ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Postoperative management ,Transplantation ,Respiratory acidosis ,Donor heart ,Medicine ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Abstract
Experience with human heart transplantation is reported. A technically successful infant heart transplantation was performed on December 6, 1967. The child died 612 hours postoperatively in severe metabolic and respiratory acidosis. Another heart transplantation was performed on January 5, 1968; the recipient was a 57-year old man. The donor heart was unable to support the circulation, and the patient died 1012 hours postoperatively. Problems in the selection of donors and of recipients, in the surgical technic, and in the postoperative management are discussed.
- Published
- 1968