Zusammenfassung
Hintergrund: Wir berichten über einen 43-jährigen Patienten mit einer Leberzirrhose auf dem Boden einer Hepatitis C, bei dem nach Lebertransplantation erstmals Dyspnoe mit rechtsventrikulärer Herzbelastung auftrat. Fallvorstellung: Während vor der Transplantation echokardiographisch rechtsventrikuläre Drücke von 36 mm Hg (+ ZVD) gemessen worden waren, bestimmten sich diese post transplantationem deutlich höher und korrelierten dabei invers mit der Transplantatfunktion. Nach Diagnosestellung einer portopulmonalen Hypertonie wurden Therapieversuche mit intravenösem Epoprostenol und inhalativem Iloprost unternommen, die jedoch bei ausgeprägten systemischen Nebenwirkungen nicht toleriert wurden. Bevor der Patient einer kombinierten Herz-Lungen-Transplantation zugeführt werden konnte, verstarb er im Kreislaufversagen. Schlussfolgerung: Der Fallbericht diskutiert den gegenwärtigen diagnostischen und therapeutischen Stand der portopulmonalen Hypertonie und zeigt Schwächen in der derzeitigen Screeningstrategie auf.
Abstract
Background: We report the case of a 43-year-old male with liver cirrhosis based on a chronically active hepatitis C. Case Report: Before liver transplantation right-ventricular pressure values of 36 mmHg (+ central venous pressure) were measured whereas, after transplantation, he developed severe pulmonary hypertension with pressure values up to 90 mmHg. These elevated pressure values correlated inversely with graft function. Given the diagnosis of portopulmonary hypertension, we initiated treatment with intravenous epoprostenol and inhalative iloprost but both treatments were not tolerated because of systemic side effects. A combined heart-lung transplantation was considered but the patient died from insufficient cardiac function. Conclusions: The case report discusses the present diagnostic and therapeutic state of the art in portopulmonary hypertension and reveals basic problems of the present screening strategy.
Schlüsselwörter
Hepatitis C - Lebertransplantation - portopulmonale Hypertonie
Key words
Hepatitis C - liver transplantation - portopulmonary hypertension
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