Lung transplantation and atrial septostomy in pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Clin Chest Med

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC 102342, Durham, NC 27710, USA.

Published: December 2013

This article summarizes the current literature regarding surgical interventions in pulmonary hypertension, excluding chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. The article discusses the use of atrial septostomy in patients meeting criteria as well as single, double, and heart-lung transplantation.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ccm.2013.09.002DOI Listing

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