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[The heart transplant in congenital cardiopathies. The surgical considerations]. 1995

J Ugarte, and C García Montero, and S Serrano-Fiz

Servicio de Cirugía Cardiovascular y Torácica, Clínica Puerta de Hierro, Madrid.

Structural congenital heart disease accounts for a small number of patients who undergo heart transplantation. Orthotopic heart transplantation in this group of patients necessitates special operative modifications and may be technically challenging. However, offer an effective therapeutic alternative for persons with end-stage myocardial failure in conjunction with congenital heart disease.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D006330	Heart Defects, Congenital	Developmental abnormalities involving structures of the heart. These defects are present at birth but may be discovered later in life.	Congenital Heart Disease,Heart Abnormalities,Abnormality, Heart,Congenital Heart Defect,Congenital Heart Defects,Defects, Congenital Heart,Heart Defect, Congenital,Heart, Malformation Of,Congenital Heart Diseases,Defect, Congenital Heart,Disease, Congenital Heart,Heart Abnormality,Heart Disease, Congenital,Malformation Of Heart,Malformation Of Hearts
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001165	Arteriovenous Malformations	Abnormal formation of blood vessels that shunt arterial blood directly into veins without passing through the CAPILLARIES. They usually are crooked, dilated, and with thick vessel walls. A common type is the congenital arteriovenous fistula. The lack of blood flow and oxygen in the capillaries can lead to tissue damage in the affected areas.	Arteriovenous Malformation,Malformation, Arteriovenous,Malformations, Arteriovenous
D016027	Heart Transplantation	The transference of a heart from one human or animal to another.	Cardiac Transplantation,Grafting, Heart,Transplantation, Cardiac,Transplantation, Heart,Cardiac Transplantations,Graftings, Heart,Heart Grafting,Heart Graftings,Heart Transplantations,Transplantations, Cardiac,Transplantations, Heart