Case report: Paracorporeal lung assist device for 215 days as a bridge-to-lung transplantation in a patient with bronchopulmonary dysplasia and severe pulmonary hypertension

Case report: Paracorporeal lung assist device for 215 days as a bridge-to-lung transplantation in a patient with bronchopulmonary dysplasia and severe pulmonary hypertension

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a known and life limiting complication of preterm born young adults with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), ultimately leading to progressive right ventricular (RV) failure. Prognosis remains poor, especially in patients unresponsive to modern vasoactive pharmacotherapy...

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Main Authors: Sebastian G. Michel, Maja Hanuna, Joseph Pattathu, Jelena Pabst von Ohain, Christian Schneider, Theresa Kauke, Nikolaus Kneidinger, Juergen Behr, Katrin Milger, Juergen Barton, Tobias Veit, Christine Kamla, Christoph Mueller, Robert Dzieciol, Lauren Christen, Michael Irlbeck, Roland Tomasi, Jan Abicht, Patrick Scheiermann, Matthias Feuerecker, Robert Dalla-Pozza, Marcus Fischer, Andre Jakob, Matthias Hermann, Nikolaus Haas, Christian Hagl, Jürgen Hörer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Transplantation
Subjects:
lung assist device
lung transplantation
pulmonary hypertension
bridge-to-lung transplant
ECMOextracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frtra.2023.1197906/full

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