title: Lung transplantation and atrial septostomy in pulmonary arterial hypertension.
abstract: This article summarizes the current literature regarding surgical interventions in pulmonary hypertension, excluding chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. The article discusses the use of atrial septostomy in patients meeting criteria as well as single, double, and heart-lung transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC 102342, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Stephanie G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Norfolk
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Lederer
authors.forename: Victor F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Tapson
mesh_terms: D065627:Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D016041:Heart-Lung Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000601:surgery*; D016040:Lung Transplantation
keywords: Atrial septostomy; Heart-lung transplant; Lung transplant; Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Pulmonary hypertension