Thoracic Key

Fig. 4.1 (a) Panel A. From a newborn infant 4 days old. The intima is the indistinct layer lying upon the internal elastic membrane (I). Elastic fibers are distributed irregularly…

Fig. 25.1 Congenital heart disease is the most common genetic defect. C. Walton Lillehei, MD, examines a child with congenital heart disease requiring corrective surgery and temporary pacemaker support. Photograph…

Fig. 27.1 Overview of the human immune system. Schematic highlighting the innate and adaptive immune system . Both arms play a major role in allograft survival and rejection. The innate…

Fig. 17.1 Conditions leading to remodeling of the heart and resulting in atrophy or hypertrophy. Depending on the circumstances, remodeling can be normal or pathologic. Pathologic remodeling is associated with…

Fig. 14.1 This figure demonstrates two examples of dobutamine stress echocardiography . Panel a, upper row, shows images obtained from the apical four-chamber view in end diastole at baseline and…

Fig. 3.1 The molecular structure of DNA from nucleotide to chromosome. DNA at the molecular level is composed of nucleotides, which consist of a nitrogenous base (adenosine, cytosine, guanine, and…

Fig. 2.1 The anatomical structures of the right side of the adult heart. (a) Schematic of the right atrium emphasizing the tricuspid valve, coronary sinus, and fossa ovalis. (b) Schematic…

Fig. 30.1 Most common causes of early mortality after heart transplant. The most common causes of death in the first month after transplant are graft failure, neurologic events, and rejection….

Fig. 12.1 Dystrophin gene and protein. (a) The 79 exons of the full-length dystrophin gene with promoters for the alternatively spliced isoforms with red arrows and boxes specific for each…

1. Positive prospective crossmatch 2. Irreversible pulmonary hypertension (PVR ≥ 5 Wood units) 3. Malignancy 4. Uncontrolled active systemic infection 5. Severe obstructive or restrictive lung disease 6. Coexisting systemic…