Kinking of the pulmonary artery: a treatable cause of acute right ventricular failure after heart transplantation

J Heart Transplant. 1990 Sep-Oct;9(5):575-6.

Abstract

Kinking of the pulmonary artery has been reported only once as a cause of acute right ventricular failure after heart transplantation. We report two cases of kinking of the pulmonary artery encountered during a 3-year period (120 heart transplants). An analysis of the causes of this complication and a diagnostic and therapeutic approach are presented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anastomosis, Surgical
  • Heart Failure / etiology*
  • Heart Transplantation*
  • Humans
  • Intraoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Pulmonary Artery / surgery*