Inotrope therapy for patients with advanced heart failure awaiting a heart transplant or ventricular assist device has been reported to facilitate hospital discharge. We report the case of a 46-year-old man with advanced heart failure (Stage D), initially found unsuitable for a heart transplant due to high pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) was placed on ambulatory Milrinone therapy leading to significant improvement in PVR. He underwent a successful orthotopic heart transplant.
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