Severe gastroparesis after orthotopic heart transplantation | Zendy

Philipp Angleitner | Zendy; Michael A. Arnoldner | Zendy; Andreas Zuckermann | Zendy; A. Aliabadi-Zuckermann | Zendy

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Severe gastroparesis after orthotopic heart transplantation

Author(s) -

Philipp Angleitner,

Michael A. Arnoldner,

Andreas Zuckermann,

A. Aliabadi-Zuckermann

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa309

Subject(s) - gastroparesis , medicine , heart transplantation , transplantation , cardiology , intensive care medicine , stomach , gastric emptying

We present a case of severe gastroparesis in a recipient of orthotopic heart transplantation. Although a rare condition after heart transplantation, it is a potential cause of significant morbidity, including vomiting, aspiration and pneumonia. Moreover, impaired gastric emptying alters the pharmacokinetics of immunosuppressive medication with increased risk of severe side effects. Herein, we describe a diagnostic and therapeutic strategy that was successfully applied in a patient with gastroparesis.

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