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DK2985_C000 1..28 - AlSharqia Echo Club

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20Heart TransplantationPIERRE COUTURE, MICHEL CARRIERUniversity of Montreal, Montreal, CanadaI. Transesophageal <strong>Echo</strong>cardiography andHeart Transplantation 471II. Surgical Considerations 471A. Standard Orthotopic HeartTransplantation 471B. The Bicaval Technique 472III. Transesophageal <strong>Echo</strong>cardiography in thePerioperative Period 472IV. Transesophageal <strong>Echo</strong>cardiography in theEarly Postoperative Period 475A. Right Ventricular Remodeling,Tricuspid Regurgitation, and AbnormalMovement of the Ventricular Septum 475B. Left Ventricular Mass and MitralValve Function 476C. Left Ventricular Diastolic Function 476D. Normal <strong>Echo</strong>cardiographic Profileafter Heart Transplantation 477E. Abnormal <strong>Echo</strong>cardiographic FindingsFollowing Heart Transplantation 478F. Detection of Acute AllograftRejection and Coronary ArteryDisease 479V. Conclusion 480References 480I. TRANSESOPHAGEALECHOCARDIOGRAPHY AND HEARTTRANSPLANTATIONTransesophageal echocardiography (TEE) plays animportant role during the process of cardiac transplantation.Therefore, a clear understanding of the surgical procedurehelps to provide key diagnostic information andappropriate monitoring parameters before, during andafter the procedure.II.SURGICAL CONSIDERATIONSThere are two techniques of orthotopic heart transplantation(OHT) currently used in clinical practice: thestandard technique originally described by Lower andShumway (1) and Shumway et al. (2) and the bicaval techniquedescribed by Dreyfus et al. (3) in 1991.A. Standard Orthotopic Heart TransplantationA standard anesthetic preparation for routine cardiacsurgery is performed including the use of a TEE probefor monitoring. The right internal jugular vein is left undisturbedfor later use for endomyocardial biopsies. A Swan–Ganz catheter is initially inserted to measure real timeright ventricular and pulmonary artery pressure but willbe pulled out during surgery. Both groins are preparedfor emergency cannulation and initiation of cardiopulmonarybypass if needed.471

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