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Recovery of right ventricular function after bilateral lung transplantation for pediatric pulmonary hypertension.

Paul J CritserDebra BoyerGary A VisnerShane L CollinsFrancis Fynn-ThompsonMary P Mullen
Published in: Pediatric transplantation (2022)
Among pediatric patients with PH and RV dysfunction, pre-transplantation RV function was not associated with short-term outcomes. All patients with baseline RV dysfunction had improvement in RV function, justifying consideration of lung transplantation among pediatric patients with end-stage PH and RV dysfunction.
Keyphrases
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  • pulmonary hypertension
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  • extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
  • pulmonary arterial hypertension
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