Kinking of the pulmonary artery: a treatable cause of acute right ventricular failure after heart transplantation.
Kinking of the pulmonary artery has been reported only once as a cause of acute right ventricular failure after heart transplantation. We report two cases of kinking of the pulmonary artery encountered during a 3-year period (120 heart transplants). An analysis of the causes of this complication and a diagnostic and therapeutic approach are presented.
Dreyfus
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Cardiovascular Surgery Service, Hôpital Broussais, Paris.
Jebara
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Couetil
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JP
Carpentier
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D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*