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Impact of the New Definition of Pulmonary Hypertension on the Prevalence of Primary Graft Dysfunction in Lung Transplant Recipients

2024; Elsevier BV; Volume: 33; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.hlc.2023.12.019

1444-2892

Víctor Manuel Mora Cuesta, Amaya Martínez-Meñaca, David Iturbe Fernández, Sandra Tello-Mena, Sheila Izquierdo-Cuervo, Tamara García Camarero, Aritz Gil Ongay, Laura Sánchez-Moreno, Pilar Alonso‐Lecue, Sara Naranjo-Gozalo, José Manuel Cifrián Martínez,

Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) secondary to lung disease (Group-3 PH) is the second leading cause of PH. The role of PH as a risk factor for primary graft dysfunction (PGD) following lung transplant (LT) is controversial.