| Literature DB >> 9068142 |
G Kalife1, B Radovancević, S Fighali.
Abstract
A 41-year-old woman presented with shortness of breath and decreased exercise tolerance 1 year after heterotopic heart transplantation. She was found to have an ejection fraction of less than 20% for the native heart and severely depressed left ventricular systolic function of the donor heart. A left ventriculogram of the donor heart showed no systolic contractility. A permanent pacemaker was implanted into the right ventricle of the donor heart. One year after pacemaker insertion, systolic function of the donor heart had returned to normal.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9068142 PMCID: PMC325399
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Tex Heart Inst J ISSN: 0730-2347