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Single Lung Retransplantation for Graft Infarction due to Herniation of Heart
Prashant N Mohite1, Anton Sabashnikov1, Praveen Rao2
1Department of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, Middlesex, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
A young woman with terminal respiratory failure due to idiopathic pulmonary hypertension underwent bilateral lung transplantation. The postoperative course was complicated by herniation of the heart through over the cut pericardial edge on left side leading to left-sided graft infarction requiring pneumonectomy. Unable to wean off mechanical ventilation, patient required lobar transplantation on the left side.
