Single-lung transplantation with atrial septal defect repair for Eisenmenger's syndrome.
Heart-lung transplantation has been used successfully for patients with pulmonary vascular disease but its application has been very limited due to the scarcity of donors. We report a patient with Eisenmenger's syndrome who underwent right single-lung transplantation with closure of atrial septal defect; postoperative convalescence was uneventful. Serial magnetic resonance imaging examinations demonstrate improved right heart function.
McCarthy
P M
PM
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195-5066.
Rosenkranz
E R
ER
White
R D
RD
Rice
T W
TW
Sterba
R
R
Vargo
R
R
Mehta
A C
AC
D000328:Adult; D004541:Eisenmenger Complex / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation