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

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• heart transplantation; heart failure; pulmonary function test; lung transplantation; case report