Interatrial sulcus opening during multiple grafts harvesting for heart and lung transplantation: anatomical study

• Published in: Revista brasileira de cirurgia cardiovascular : orgao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular Vol. 23; no. 2; p. 235
• Main Authors: Tedde, Miguel Lia, Rodrigues, Jr, Aldo Junqueira, Jatene, Fabio Biscegli
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil 01.04.2008
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cadaver; Dissection - methods; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Heart Atria - anatomy & histology; Heart Atria - surgery; Heart-Lung Transplantation; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardium; Sex Factors; Tissue and Organ Harvesting; Young Adult

To evaluate the impact of the interatrial sulcus opening regarding of left atrium gain when harvesting heart and lungs for transplantation. It was evaluated the left atrium dimension, from the right mediastinal side, after the interatrial sulcus dissection in fifty human cadaver. The interatrial sul...