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. 2016 Apr 27;5(5):e003429. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.116.003429

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© 2016 The Authors. Published on behalf of the American Heart Association, Inc., by Wiley Blackwell.

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Method of heterotopic abdominal heart transplantation. The microsurgical technique consists of end‐to‐side anastomoses of the donor's aorta and the pulmonary artery trunk to the recipient's abdominal vessels, respectively. The heart is perfused via the coronary arteries. The coronary veins are joined together to form the coronary sinus, where the blood is delivered to the right atrium. The blood flow continues through the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery to the recipient's abdominal vena cava. Illustration by Nina Bantschow.