Experience in managing primary graft dysfunction after heart transplantation

Heart transplantation (HT) is a cardiac surgical procedure involving the replacement of a recipient’s pathologically impaired heart with a functionally adequate donor organ. As with any major surgical intervention, HT comes with possible complications, one of which is primary graft dysfunction (PGD). This report presents our initial experience in the diagnosis and management of a patient who developed PGD, necessitating the use of mechanical circulatory support.