Heart ; Heart Transplantation ; Humans ; Lung

By obsersation study, authors researched applying process of preperation of fresh homograft heart aortic valves. The result showed that: 85% (12/14) cases was good. The maximum kipped time was 8 weeks but the best time was in 6 weeks. The antibiotic-nutrient solution may be stored for up to 4 weeks in the dark at 4oC.
Heart Transplantation ; Heart-Lung Transplantation ; Aortic Valve ; Transplantation, Homologous

Heart transplantation remains the definitive surgical solution for Stage D heart failure. There have been impressive developments in lung transplantation also. This review is focused on the recent advancements in the field of heart and lung transplantation and the current status of thoracic organ transplantation in Korea. Future directions of thoracic organ transplantation are discussed.
Heart ; Heart Failure ; Heart Transplantation ; Korea ; Lung ; Lung Transplantation ; Organ Transplantation ; Transplants

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Animals ; Dogs* ; Heart* ; Heart-Lung Transplantation*

Eisenmenger's syndrome is the disease of right to left shunt developing from the increased pulmonary vascular resistance caused by excessive pulmonary blood flow in patients with abnormal connections of systemic to pulmonary blood passage. The heart-lung transplantation was the only curative method in early transplantation period, but good results after bilateral lung transplantation have been reported as the fact that right heart function improved by only lung transplantation. We successfully carried out bilateral sequential single lung transplantation in a 34-year-old female patient with Eisenmenger's syndrome with large PDA. We report this case with a brief review of the literature.
Adult ; Eisenmenger Complex* ; Female ; Heart ; Heart-Lung Transplantation ; Humans ; Lung Transplantation* ; Lung* ; Vascular Resistance

Eisenmenger's syndrome is the disease of right to left shunt developing from the increased pulmonary vascular resistance caused by excessive pulmonary blood flow in patients with abnormal connections of systemic to pulmonary blood passage. The heart-lung transplantation was the only curative method in early transplantation period, but good results after bilateral lung transplantation have been reported as the fact that right heart function improved by only lung transplantation. We successfully carried out bilateral sequential single lung transplantation in a 34-year-old female patient with Eisenmenger's syndrome with large PDA. We report this case with a brief review of the literature.
Adult ; Eisenmenger Complex* ; Female ; Heart ; Heart-Lung Transplantation ; Humans ; Lung Transplantation* ; Lung* ; Vascular Resistance

Bone Marrow Transplantation ; Corneal Transplantation ; Heart Transplantation ; Humans ; Kidney Transplantation ; Liver Transplantation ; Lung Transplantation ; Organ Transplantation ; Poisoning ; etiology ; surgery

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Heart-Lung Transplantation ; Humans ; Pulmonary Artery ; Sarcoma

BACKGROUND: Lung transplantation is a definitive therapy for a variety of end stage lung diseases. Since 1996, we have performed thirteen cases of lung transplantation including two retransplantations, and we analyzed the outcomes, complications, and survivals of these patients. MATERIAL AND METHOD: We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of thirteen cases from July, 1996 to July, 2005. RESULT: During the period, 11 patients had undergone 13 lung and heart-lung transplantations, and two patients had retransplantation due to allograft failure. Mean age of recipients were 45.2+/-10.7 years (range, 25~59). Early complications were bleeding, reperfusion injury, and infection and late complications were mainly infection and post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disease. Excluding the operative mortality, the mean survival period was 16.5 months (2~60 months). Two retransplantations had been performed 2 weeks and 13 months after single lung transplantations. CONCLUSION: In order to achieve long term survival, early detection of complications and proper treatment in addition to surgical skills are necessary, and these efforts can promote better lung transplantation programs in the near future.
Allografts ; Heart-Lung Transplantation ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Lung Diseases ; Lung Transplantation* ; Lung* ; Medical Records ; Mortality ; Reperfusion Injury ; Retrospective Studies

The survival rate after lung transplantation has increased in recent years, leading to an increase in non-pulmonary conditions that require surgical intervention. These post-transplant surgical procedures, however, are associated with high mortality and morbidity rates. Intra-abdominal conditions are the most common reasons for surgical intervention. We describe here two patients who underwent abdominal surgery under general anesthesia following lung transplantation. One patient underwent cholecystectomy due to cholecystitis after heart-lung transplantation, and the other patient had an exploratory laparotomy for duodenal ulcer perforation after double lung transplantation. Depending on the type of transplant intervention, the physiology of the transplanted lung must be considered for general anesthesia. Knowledge of underlying conditions and immunosuppressive therapy following transplantation are important for safe and effective general anesthesia.
Anesthesia* ; Anesthesia, General ; Cholecystectomy ; Cholecystitis ; Duodenal Ulcer ; Heart-Lung Transplantation ; Humans ; Laparotomy ; Lung ; Lung Transplantation* ; Mortality ; Physiology ; Survival Rate