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Orthotopic heart transplantation in a patient with situs invs, transposition of the great arteries and Mustard operation

Cardiac Surgery Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu y Sant Pau, C/Sant Antoni Maria Claret 167, 08025 Barcelona, Spain

Received 19 February 2008; received in revised form 15 April 2008; accepted 16 April 2008.

^_* Corresponding author. Address: Cardiac Surgery Department, H. de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, C/Sant Antoni Maria Claret 167, 08025 Barcelona, Spain. Tel.: +34 93 556 59 54; fax: +34 93 556 56 03. (Email: cmunozg{at}santpau.es).

Orthotopic heart transplantation has become standard treatment for end-stage cardiomyopathy, but experience with this technique for complex congenital heart diseases is limited. We report a patient with visceroatrial situs invs, transposition of the great arteries and previous Mustard correction, who successfully underwent orthotopic heart transplantation.

Key Words: Heart transplantation • Situs invs • Transposition of the great arteries • Mustard operation