Combined heart-lung transplantation: a perspective on the past and the future.
During the last 20 years, there has been a shift away from combined heart-lung transplantation (HLT) in favor of bilateral lung transplantation. This paradigm shift allowed for the donor heart to be transplanted to another patient. However, HLT remains to be the definitive surgical treatment for certain congenital heart disorders and Eisenmenger's syndrome. With a growing population of adult patients with congenital heart disease, there remains a need for HLT. This article provides a perspective on the past and the future of HLT.
Cardiopulmonary Failure and Transplant Programs, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA. hayes.705@osu.edu
Don
D
Hayes
Mark
M
Galantowicz
Timothy M
TM
Hoffman
D004541:Eisenmenger Complex / Q000601:surgery*; D065627:Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension; D005544:Forecasting; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D016041:Heart-Lung Transplantation / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome