Modified technique using Novalung as bridge to transplant in pulmonary hypertension

Patients with idiopathic pulmonary artery hypertension in refractory right ventricular failure may decompensate acutely and die while on the lung transplantation waiting list. We describe such a patient bridged to lung transplantation with a modified surgical technique for left pulmonary artery-to-left atrium bypass using Novalung, a low-resistance diffusion membrane device.