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2019;26(S1):56–58
Caso Clínico
Historia del artículo: La hipertensión pulmonar y la disfunción postoperatoria del ventrículo derecho son importantes factores
Recibido el 24 de octubre de 2018 de riesgo de morbimortalidad en el trasplante cardiaco. Esto se observa con frecuencia en pacientes con
Aceptado el 22 de noviembre de 2018 miocardiopatía restrictiva de larga evolución. Presentamos el caso de un paciente de 13 años con fibroe-
On-line el 19 de abril de 2019
lastosis endocárdica, fallo diastólico e hipertensión pulmonar severa. Después del trasplante necesitó
soporte mecánico derecho, pese a maximizar el tratamiento convencional del fallo ventricular derecho y
Palabras clave: de la hipertensión pulmonar.
Trasplante cardiaco
Hipertensión pulmonar © 2019 Sociedad Española de Cirugı́a Torácica-Cardiovascular. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U.
Fibroelastosis endocárdica Este es un artı́culo Open Access bajo la licencia CC BY-NC-ND (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-
Asistencia ventricular derecha nc-nd/4.0/).
a b s t r a c t
Keywords: Pulmonary hypertension with increased pulmonary vascular resistance is an important risk factor for
Heart transplantation morbidity and mortality after heart transplantation. This is frequently documented in patients with
Pulmonary hypertension long-standing restrictive cardiomyopathy. We present the case of a 13 years-old patient with endo-
Endocardial fibroelastosis
cardial fibroelastosis, diastolic failure and severe pulmonary hypertension. Right mechanical support
Right ventricular assistance
was needed after transplant, despite maximizing conventional right ventricular failure treatment and
antihypertensive pulmonary therapy.
© 2019 Sociedad Española de Cirugı́a Torácica-Cardiovascular. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U.
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-
nc-nd/4.0/).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.circv.2018.11.009
1134-0096/© 2019 Sociedad Española de Cirugı́a Torácica-Cardiovascular. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. Este es un artı́culo Open Access bajo la licencia CC BY-NC-ND
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Conclusión
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