Modified technique using Novalung as bridge to transplant in pulmonary hypertension.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.09.061.
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Abstract
Patients with idiopathic pulmonary artery hypertension in refractory right ventricular failure may decompensate acutely and die while on the lung transplantation waiting list. We describe such a patient bridged to lung transplantation with a modified surgical technique for left pulmonary artery-to-left atrium bypass using Novalung, a low-resistance diffusion membrane device.
Medical subject headings
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Hypertension, Pulmonary
- Lung Transplantation