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Kinking of the pulmonary artery: a treatable cause of acute right ventricular failure after heart transplantation.
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Heart FailurePulmonary CirculationHeartlung TransplantCardiovascular DiseaseMedicinePulmonary ArteryCardiopulmonary TransplantationPulmonary HypertensionHeart TransplantsTreatable CausePublic HealthLung TransplantationCardiologyHeart TransplantationEmergency Medicine
Kinking of the pulmonary artery has been reported only once as a cause of acute right ventricular failure after heart transplantation. We report two cases of kinking of the pulmonary artery encountered during a 3-year period (120 heart transplants). An analysis of the causes of this complication and a diagnostic and therapeutic approach are presented.