Heart transplantation in a patient with complex heart lung disease: a case report

Heart disease is often accompanied by lung disease as they share the same risk factors. Heart or lung transplantation is regarded as a definitive treatment for the end-stage disease of each, while the expected median survival for lung transplantation is far shorter than heart transplantation. We pre...

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Main Authors: Seok Hyun Kim, Ga Yun Kim, Ji Soo Oh, Soo Yong Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for Transplantation 2021-12-01
Series:Korean Journal of Transplantation
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Online Access:http://journaleditor.inforang.com/journal/view.html?doi=10.4285/kjt.21.0029
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author Seok Hyun Kim
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description Heart disease is often accompanied by lung disease as they share the same risk factors. Heart or lung transplantation is regarded as a definitive treatment for the end-stage disease of each, while the expected median survival for lung transplantation is far shorter than heart transplantation. We present a case of refractory heart failure along with severe obstructive and restrictive lung disease that showed dramatic improvement in pulmonary function after single heart transplantation.
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spelling doaj.art-2a6f8d42292342d29d14a6f7ef4ebb6b2024-01-02T04:34:12ZengKorean Society for TransplantationKorean Journal of Transplantation2671-87902021-12-0135425726110.4285/kjt.21.0029kjt.21.0029Heart transplantation in a patient with complex heart lung disease: a case reportSeok Hyun Kim0Ga Yun Kim1Ji Soo Oh2Soo Yong Lee3Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine and Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, KoreaDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine and Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, KoreaDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine and Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, KoreaDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine and Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, KoreaHeart disease is often accompanied by lung disease as they share the same risk factors. Heart or lung transplantation is regarded as a definitive treatment for the end-stage disease of each, while the expected median survival for lung transplantation is far shorter than heart transplantation. We present a case of refractory heart failure along with severe obstructive and restrictive lung disease that showed dramatic improvement in pulmonary function after single heart transplantation.http://journaleditor.inforang.com/journal/view.html?doi=10.4285/kjt.21.0029heart transplantation; heart failure; pulmonary function test; lung transplantation; case report
spellingShingle Seok Hyun Kim
Ga Yun Kim
Ji Soo Oh
Soo Yong Lee
Heart transplantation in a patient with complex heart lung disease: a case report
Korean Journal of Transplantation
heart transplantation; heart failure; pulmonary function test; lung transplantation; case report
title Heart transplantation in a patient with complex heart lung disease: a case report
title_full Heart transplantation in a patient with complex heart lung disease: a case report
title_fullStr Heart transplantation in a patient with complex heart lung disease: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Heart transplantation in a patient with complex heart lung disease: a case report
title_short Heart transplantation in a patient with complex heart lung disease: a case report
title_sort heart transplantation in a patient with complex heart lung disease a case report
topic heart transplantation; heart failure; pulmonary function test; lung transplantation; case report
url http://journaleditor.inforang.com/journal/view.html?doi=10.4285/kjt.21.0029
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