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Utilization of Cardiac Graft with Single Coronary Artery for Orthotopic Heart Transplantation
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  • Nicholas Hess,
  • Mary Keebler,
  • Carly A. Fabrizio,
  • David Kaczorowski
Nicholas Hess
University of Pittsburgh Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Corresponding Author:hessnr@upmc.edu

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Mary Keebler
UPMC
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Carly A. Fabrizio
Christiana Care Health Services Inc
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David Kaczorowski
University of Pittsburgh Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Abstract

Anomalous coronary arteries arise in a small subset of the population, with each configuration conveying a varying degree of long-term risk. In this report, we describe the discovery of an anomalous single coronary artery with the left main coronary artery arising from the right coronary ostium in a 40-year old male evaluated for cardiac donation. After evaluation, this heart was successfully procured and utilized for orthotopic heart transplantation.