Pulmonary Hypertension: The Role of Lung Transplantation.

Abstract

Despite advances in targeted medical therapy, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) remains a fatal disease because of progressive right ventricular dysfunction. For patients who are refractory to medical therapy, heart-lung and lung transplantation are important treatment options. Because of longer waiting time, surgical interventions including extracorporeal lung support and atrial septostomy can be used in PAH patients bridging to transplantation.

• Authors: Samir Sultan, Steve Tseng, Anna Agnese Stanziola, Tony Hodges, Rajan Saggar, Rajeev Saggar
• Journal: Heart failure clinics (Heart Fail Clin) Vol. 14 Issue 3 Pg. 327-331 (Jul 2018) ISSN: 1551-7136 [Print] United States
• PMID: 29966630 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (methods)
• Heart Transplantation (methods)
• Humans
• Hypertension, Pulmonary (complications, mortality, surgery)
• Lung Transplantation (methods)
• Survival Rate