Partial heart transplantation: Current applications and management

Figure 2 Echocardiographic findings before and after partial heart transplantation in a neonate with truncus arteriosus and an irreparable truncal valve, which are representative of this patient. A: Apical image of the truncal valve (white arrow) in late diastole demonstrating qualitatively severe insufficiency (orange jet); B: Apical image of the surgically implanted partial heart on postoperative day 7 with aortic valve (white arrow) in the aortic position in late diastole demonstrating qualitatively trivial insufficiency (red jet). Informed consent was obtained for use of anonymized images.