Planned right ventricular support for combined heart-liver transplantation

Yaron D Barac; Sharon L McCartney; Debra Sudan; Jacob N Schroder

doi:10.1093/icvts/ivz183

Planned right ventricular support for combined heart-liver transplantation

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2019 Dec 1;29(6):969-970. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivz183.

Authors

Yaron D Barac¹, Sharon L McCartney², Debra Sudan³, Jacob N Schroder¹

Affiliations

¹ The Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
² Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
³ Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.

PMID: 31361304
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivz183

Abstract

Right ventricular dysfunction post heart transplantation (HTx) is a common problem and its likelihood to occur after combined heart-liver transplantation is even higher. The placement of an extracorporeal planned right ventricular assist device following the HTx during liver transplantation may assist in preventing this complication.

Keywords: Heart–liver combined transplantation; Right ventricular assist device.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Female
Heart Failure / complications
Heart Failure / rehabilitation*
Heart Failure / surgery*
Heart Transplantation / adverse effects*
Heart Ventricles
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Liver Failure / complications
Liver Failure / surgery*
Liver Transplantation / adverse effects*
Male
Middle Aged
Treatment Outcome
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / etiology
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / physiopathology
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / prevention & control*
Ventricular Function, Right / physiology*