Early-term results of bicaval and biatrial techniques in orthotopic heart transplantation

OpenAlex İngilizce

Background: This study aims to evaluate early postoperative results of orthotopic heart transplantation using bicaval and biatrial technique. Methods: Between September 1989 and December 2008, 61 patients who underwent orthotopic heart transplantation in our clinic were included. Patients were divided into two groups according to the surgical technique used. Standard biatrial anostomosis technique was performed on 28 patients (mean age 31.8±12.5 years; range 16 to 58 years), while bicaval anostomosis technique was performed on 33 patients (mean age 29.8±9.9 years; range 17 to 48 years). There was no significant difference between two groups with respect to the preoperative patient characteristics and demographic data. However, the incidence of pulmonary dysfunction (p