Reversal of idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension and allograft pneumonectomy after single lung transplantation
S Deb, J Yun, N Burton, E Omron, J Thurber… - Chest, 2006 - Elsevier
Prior to the advent of effective medical therapies, the only treatment option for patients with
idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) was lung transplantation. We present the
case of a woman who underwent single-lung transplantation for the treatment of IPAH> 10
years ago in whom chronic rejection developed. Despite complete obliteration of the
allograft, it was noted that her PA pressure levels had almost normalized. Therefore, an
allograft pneumonectomy was performed. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of …
idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) was lung transplantation. We present the
case of a woman who underwent single-lung transplantation for the treatment of IPAH> 10
years ago in whom chronic rejection developed. Despite complete obliteration of the
allograft, it was noted that her PA pressure levels had almost normalized. Therefore, an
allograft pneumonectomy was performed. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of …