Right-to-left shunt through a patent. Foramen ovale left open in the management of acute right heart failure after heart transplantation

ÖZDOĞAN, MEHMET; ERER, DİLEK; İRİZ, ERKAN; OKTAR, GÜRSEL; KULA, SERDAR; Buyukates, Mustafa

doi:10.1016/j.healun.2007.09.024

Right-to-left shunt through a patent. Foramen ovale left open in the management of acute right heart failure after heart transplantation

ÖZDOĞAN M., ERER D., İRİZ E., OKTAR G. L., KULA S., Buyukates M.

JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION, cilt.27, sa.1, ss.135-137, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2008
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.healun.2007.09.024
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.135-137
Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Severe pulmonary hypertension is a risk factor for mortality in heart transplantation due to elevated post-operative right heart failure. Various treatment modalities have been used in the management of pulmonary hypertension in the peri-operative period. We report a case of successful management of acute right heart failure after orthotopic heart transplantation by decompression of the right ventricle through the patent foramen ovale of the donor heart and inhalation of iloprost.