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European Journal of Echocardiography 2004 5(3):228-230; doi:10.1016/j.euje.2003.09.003
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Copyright © 2003, The European Society of Cardiology

Pulmonary artery dissection in a patient with Eisenmenger syndrome treated with heart and lung transplantation

Niels Tøndera,*, Lars Køberb and Christian Hassagera

aDepartment of Cardiology, Gentofte University Hospital, Niels Andersens Vej 65, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark
bDepartment of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Received 11 March 2003; received in revised form 16 September 2003; accepted after revision 17 September 2003.

* Corresponding author. Tel.: +4539773977. niels_tonder{at}dadlnet.dk


  Abstract

We report the case of a patient with known Eisenmenger syndrome due to congenital ventricular septal defect, who developed pulmonary artery dissection. The patient was successfully treated with heart and lung transplantation.

Keywords: Eisenmenger syndrome; Pulmonary artery dissection; Heart and lung transplantation


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