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Donor Organ Preservation and Surgical Considerations in Heart Transplantation

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Human heart transplantation represents one of the seminal accomplishments for the field of cardiac surgery. The first successful human heart implant was performed on December 3, 1967 by Dr. Christiaan Barnard in Cape Town, South Africa. Several weeks later, Dr. Norman E. Shumwayof Stanford University performed the first adult heart transplant in the United States. Since the era of these early pioneers, nearly all elements of the procedure have undergone significant modification and refinement. In this chapter we review donor selection, organ procurement and preservation, and techniques for implantation.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Heart Transplant Program, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Fardad Esmailian MD (Surgical Director)

  2. Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Paul Perry MD (Surgical Fellow)

  3. Director, Advanced Heart Disease Section, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Jon Kobashigawa MD

  4. Director, Heart Transplant Program, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Jon Kobashigawa MD

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    Jon Kobashigawa

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Esmailian, F., Perry, P., Kobashigawa, J. (2017). Donor Organ Preservation and Surgical Considerations in Heart Transplantation. In: Kobashigawa, J. (eds) Clinical Guide to Heart Transplantation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43773-6_7

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