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Figure 1 An anatomic scheme of cardiac transplantation and simultaneous coronary artery ligation. Isogenic heterotopic cardiac transplantation was performed by end-to-side anastomosis of the ascending aorta of the donor heart to the abdominal aorta of the recipient and donor pulmonary artery to the recipient inferior vena cava. Note that coronary ligation was performed only in the donor heart.