Managing the Giant: A Novel Approach in Orthotopic Heart Transplantation With Extreme Left Atrial Enlargement

Managing the Giant: A Novel Approach in Orthotopic Heart Transplantation With Extreme Left Atrial Enlargement

ABSTRACT This case report highlights an innovative surgical approach in orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) for a patient with the largest recorded giant left atrium, measuring a biplanar volume of 1906 mL. The patient, a 63‐year‐old man with severe heart failure and a history of mitral and aorti...

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Main Authors: Lorenzo Giovannico, Federica Mazzone, Giuseppe Fischetti, Domenico Parigino, Luca Savino, Tommaso Acquaviva, Aldo Domenico Milano, Tomaso Bottio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-08-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
Subjects:
atrial reconstruction
bovine pericardial patch
giant left atrium
orthotopic heart transplantation
superior vena cava syndrome
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70655
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