Following orthoptopic heart transplantation (OHT), children undergo surveillance cardiac catheterizations to assess for signs of rejection including muscle biopsy as well as pressure measurements to guide post transplant treatment regiments. These procedures are done under general anesthesia which promotes lung tissue collapse (atelectasis). What is not known is the effect of atelectasis on intracardiac pressures which are a critical area of monitoring post-transplant patients for rejection.
Heart Transplant Failure, Anesthesia
Following orthoptopic heart transplantation (OHT), children undergo surveillance cardiac catheterizations to assess for signs of rejection including muscle biopsy as well as pressure measurements to guide post transplant treatment regiments. These procedures are done under general anesthesia which promotes lung tissue collapse (atelectasis). What is not known is the effect of atelectasis on intracardiac pressures which are a critical area of monitoring post-transplant patients for rejection.
Impact of Atelectasis on RVEDP Following Orthotropic Heart Transplantation
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Texas Childrens Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
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Baylor College of Medicine,
adam adker, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Texas Childrens Hospital
2024-11-01