Cardiac Transplantation in a Patient With Situs Inversus Totalis and Extracardiac Fontan
Dextrocardia-preserving transplantation is feasible with a 90° counterclockwise rotation. Reusing the extracardiac Fontan reduces ischemic time; reinforcing the innominate vein with GORE-TEX prevents compression, securing venous integrity.
Authors
- Pierre‐Emmanuel Noly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6600-1258)
- Alia Dani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2493-1603)
- Nancy Poirier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4060-8358)
- Ismail Bouhout (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4860-2492)
Institutions
- Montreal Heart Institute (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.104575
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00