title: Acute right ventricular failure following heart transplantation: improvement with prostaglandin E1 and right ventricular assist.
abstract: Development of significant pulmonary hypertension following orthotopic heart transplantation can result in death caused by irreversible right ventricular failure. Despite determination of acceptable preoperative pulmonary vascular resistance, this complication may still occur. This report illustrates the technique of right ventricular assist and concomitant infusion of intrapulmonary prostaglandin E1 for the treatment of postoperative right ventricular failure resulting from pulmonary hypertension.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Fonger
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Borkon
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Baumgartner
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Achuff
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Augustine
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Reitz
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000527:Alprostadil / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001243:Assisted Circulation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D000527:Alprostadil