A Challenging Case of Genetically and Histologically Diagnosed Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease with Extracorporeal Life Support and Redo Lung Transplantation.

Mohamed Laimoud Ziyad Alanazi Fayez Alahmadi Abdullah M Aldalaan

Published in: Case reports in cardiology (2023)

Clinical recognition of PVOD is crucial due to its challenging diagnosis, need for genetic study, rapid deterioration with pulmonary vasodilators, and bad prognosis. Lung transplantation is the definitive treatment for eligible candidates.

Keyphrases

extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
pulmonary hypertension
genome wide
heart failure
aortic valve replacement
coronary artery disease
aortic valve
sensitive detection
smoking cessation