Heart-lung transplantation for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension and giant pulmonary artery aneurysm - case report.

<bold>Backgound: </bold>Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) is a rare condition that requires lung transplantation in patients' refractory to medical therapy. Pulmonary artery aneurysm (PAA) is a documented complication of IPAH however, optimal management and timing of intervention for this rare entity is not well understood.<bold>Case Report: </bold>We report a case of a 51-year-old female who underwent heart-lung transplantation for IPAH and giant PAA. The extreme size of the PAA and underlying pathology encountered in this case precluded both lung transplantation and conventional aneurysm repair.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>This case demonstrates that heart-lung transplantation is a good surgical option for IPAH complicated by giant sized PAA and right heart failure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]