The nurse is preparing a patient for cardiac surgery. What procedure does the nurse know is completed when a recipient's heart is removed, and the donor heart is implanted at the vena cava and pulmonary veins?
A) Orthotropic transplant
B) Xenograft
C) Heterotropic transplant
D) Homograft
Ans: A
Feedback: Orthotopic transplantation is the most common surgical procedure for cardiac transplantation. The recipient's heart is removed, and the donor heart is implanted at the vena cava and pulmonary veins. Some surgeons still prefer to remove the recipient's heart leaving a portion of the recipient's atria (with the vena cava and pulmonary veins) in place. This makes options B, C, and D incorrect.
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