Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
Open Access

Cardiac lymphatics: Short review of anatomy, physiology and surgical pathology

21^st International Conference on Clinical and Experimental Cardiology

November 06-07, 2017 | Las Vegas, USA

Lupinski R W

National Heart Center Singapore, Singapore

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Clin Exp Cardiolog

Abstract :

This comprehensive review offers basic knowledge on cardiac lymphatics. It reveals little known detail of heart anatomy-lymphatic nature of conduction tissue. It discusses sequels of intraoperative lymphatics damage in cardiothoracic surgery. Fontan procedure, Rastelli procedure, Tetralogy of Fallot repair, CABG, heart transplant all associate with total or partial disruption of cardiac lymph outflow. In some cases, adjustment of surgical technique with preservation of lymphatic outflow (aortic fat pad) should reduce incidence of new postoperative arrhythmias and improve patient�s outcome.