title: Single-lung transplantation with atrial septal defect repair for Eisenmenger's syndrome.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195-5066.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Rosenkranz
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Rice
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sterba
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vargo
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Mehta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004541:Eisenmenger Complex / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation