Yonsei Med J.  2004 Dec;45(6):1191-1197. 10.3349/ymj.2004.45.6.1191.

Heart-Lung Transplantation in Korea

Affiliations
  • 1Gil Heart Center, Gachon Medical School, Inchon, Korea. kkyypark@ghil.com
  • 2Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Heart-lung transplantation is an effective treatment for patients with various forms of congenital heart disease or pulmonary hypertension. Since the first heart-lung transplantation in 1997, five transplants have been performed in Korea. Three cases were performed in 1997, one in 1998, and the latest one in 2002. The preoperative diagnoses were complex congenital heart disease (CHD) in 2, and CHD with Eisenmenger's syndrome in 3. In this paper, we report five cases of heart-lung transplantation performed in Korea, and include a review of the relevant literature.

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Heart-lung transplantation in Korea

MeSH Terms

Adult
Child
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent/complications
Eisenmenger Complex/etiology/*surgery
Female
Heart Defects, Congenital/complications/*surgery
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular/complications/surgery
*Heart-Lung Transplantation
Humans
Korea
Male
Pulmonary Atresia/complications/surgery
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