Pulmonary Hypertension: The Role of Lung Transplantation

Samir Sultan; Steve Tseng; Anna Agnese Stanziola; Tony Hodges; Rajan Saggar; Rajeev Saggar

doi:10.1016/j.hfc.2018.02.007

Pulmonary Hypertension: The Role of Lung Transplantation

Heart Fail Clin. 2018 Jul;14(3):327-331. doi: 10.1016/j.hfc.2018.02.007.

Authors

Samir Sultan¹, Steve Tseng¹, Anna Agnese Stanziola², Tony Hodges¹, Rajan Saggar³, Rajeev Saggar⁴

Affiliations

¹ Lung Institute, University of Arizona, Banner University Medical Center, 755 E. McDowell Road, 3rd Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85006, USA.
² Department of Respiratory Disease, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
³ Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Room 37-131 CHS, Box 951690, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
⁴ Lung Institute, University of Arizona, Banner University Medical Center, 755 E. McDowell Road, 3rd Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85006, USA. Electronic address: rajeev.saggar@bannerhealth.com.

PMID: 29966630
DOI: 10.1016/j.hfc.2018.02.007

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.

Keywords: Extracorporeal lung support; Heart-lung transplant; Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension; Lung allocation score; Lung transplantation.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / methods
Heart Transplantation / methods
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary / complications
Hypertension, Pulmonary / mortality
Hypertension, Pulmonary / surgery*
Lung Transplantation / methods*
Survival Rate