Do not forget about the left ventricle after lung transplantation for pulmonary hypertension

Abstract

Patients with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension undergoing lung transplant are at risk of developing left ventricular dysfunction (LVD). We present a case of severe LVD following transplant to highlight the challenges in diagnosis and suggest measures to reduce the risk of cardiogenic shock and end-organ injury.

Keywords

• lung transplantation
• pulmonary arterial hypertension
• left ventricular dysfunction
• primary graft dysfunction
• cardiogenic shock