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Management and Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Candidates With Severe Pulmonary Hypertension: A Single-center Strategy and Experience.

Dhiren KumarNihar RajuBhupinder PrajapatiIrfan MoinuddinShreyank TripathiDaniel GrinnanDeepak ThomasGaurav Gupta
Published in: Transplantation direct (2024)
In this single-center study, we report postcapillary PH can be a significant contributor to elevations in pulmonary artery systolic pressure. Using a multidisciplinary approach, PH can improve with volume removal and phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors therapy leading to a successful posttransplant outcome.
Keyphrases
  • pulmonary artery
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • pulmonary arterial hypertension
  • coronary artery
  • blood pressure
  • heart failure
  • left ventricular
  • early onset
  • type diabetes
  • bone marrow
  • mesenchymal stem cells
  • glycemic control