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Review
. 2017 Mar;32(3):229-232.
doi: 10.1111/jocs.13104. Epub 2017 Feb 20.

Current status of domino heart transplantation

Yasuhiro Shudo  1 , Michael Ma  1 , Jack H Boyd  1 , Yiping Joseph Woo  1
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Review

Current status of domino heart transplantation

Yasuhiro Shudo et al. J Card Surg. 2017 Mar.

Abstract

Domino heart transplant, wherein the explanted heart from the recipient of an en-bloc heart-lung is utilized for a second recipient, represents a unique surgical strategy for patients with end-stage heart failure. With a better understanding of the potential advantages and disadvantages of this procedure, its selective use in the current era can improve and maximize organ allocation in the United States. In this report, we reviewed the current status of domino heart transplantation.

Keywords: domino; heart and lungs en-bloc transplant; live donor.

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