Sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome: a potential cause of graft failure following heart transplantation.
A 54-year-old man presented 54 months after a successful heart transplant with cor pulmonale secondary to obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS). This unusual cause of reversible graft failure following heart transplantation is presented in this case report.
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Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
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D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000150:complications*; D017211:Treatment Failure; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000209:etiology