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1 The crisis in pediatric cardiac transplantation: How soon is now?
Jonathan M. Chen, MD  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 150, Issue 6, Pages (December 2015) DOI: /j.jtcvs Copyright © 2015 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Sequence of events during the first successful heart transplant in The operation was performed under deep hypothermia with topical cooling in a newborn with tricuspid atresia. The child ultimately died 5 hours after transfer to the recovery room from severe metabolic and respiratory acidosis. Helen Taussig referred to this operation as one that “hurt the medical profession to no end [by] taking unnecessary chances and playing for the gallery” (Kantrowitz A. America's first human transplantation: the concept, the planning, and the furor. ASAIO J. 1988;44:244-52). MS, Manual systole; VF, ventricular fibrillation. Reprinted with permission.1 The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2015 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

3 Jonathan M. Chen, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2015 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions


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