Influence of size disparity of transplanted hearts on cardiac growth in infants and children Eva Maria Delmo Walter, MS, MD, PhD, Michael Huebler, MD, Stephan Schubert, MD, Hans Lehmkuhl, MD, PhD, Yuguo Weng, MD, PhD, Felix Berger, MD, PhD, Roland Hetzer, MD, PhD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 143, Issue 1, Pages 168-177 (January 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.09.041 Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 A, Right ventricular end-diastolic diameter (RVEDD). B, Left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD). C, Right ventricular end-diastolic volume (RVEDV). D, Left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDV). E, Right ventricular (RV) myocardial mass. F, Left ventricular (LV) myocardial mass, over time. BSA, Body surface area. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 143, 168-177DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.09.041) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Comparison of ventricular end-diastolic diameter (A), ventricular volume (B), and ventricular mass (C), stratified according to body surface area (BSA) ratio, over time. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 143, 168-177DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.09.041) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 A, Cumulative survival after orthotopic heart transplantation. B, Survival stratified according to donor/recipient BSA ratio. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 143, 168-177DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.09.041) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 A, Chest x-ray film of a child who received an adult heart. B, Chest x-ray film of the same child 30 days after transplantation. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 143, 168-177DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.09.041) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions