ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction 33 Days after Lung Transplant in a Patient with Non-Significant CAD before Transplantation: A Case Report
Correspondence Address :
Dr. Isa Khaheshi,
Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Cardiology, Modarres Hospital,
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
E-mail: isa_khaheshi@yahoo.com
Acute myocardial infarction after lung transplantation is not well illustrated in the literature. We present a patient with documented non significant Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) in coronary angiography before lung transplant who was referred to our hospital with acute Myocardial Infarction (MI) 33 days following lung transplantation.
Air embolism, Acute myocardial infarction, Coronary artery disease, Lung transplantation
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/18830.7800
Date of Submission: Jan 12, 2016
Date of Peer Review: Feb 11, 2016
Date of Acceptance: Feb 22, 2016
Date of Publishing: May 01, 2016
Financial OR OTHER COMPETING INTERESTS: None.
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