ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome in a patient after heart transplant

The accelerated process of vasculopathy in heart transplant (HTx) recipients is a well-known factor of increased morbidity and mortality among this subset of patients. Heart transplant patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) usually do not present with typical symptoms. ST elevation (STE) is a v...

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Published inPostępy w kardiologii interwencyjnej Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 60 - 62
Main Authors Browarek, Aldona, Dębski, Artur, Tyczyński, Paweł, Piotrowska, Małgorzata, Zieliński, Tomasz, Sobieszczańska-Małek, Małgorzata, Karcz, Maciej, Witkowski, Adam
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Polish
Published Poland Termedia Publishing House 2014
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cardiac allograft vasculopathy
heart transplant
ST-elevation myocardial infarction
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Summary:The accelerated process of vasculopathy in heart transplant (HTx) recipients is a well-known factor of increased morbidity and mortality among this subset of patients. Heart transplant patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) usually do not present with typical symptoms. ST elevation (STE) is a very rare presentation of ACS in HTx recipients. We report a case of a female HTx patient, in whom STE-ACS was diagnosed and was subsequently treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention.
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ISSN:1734-9338
1897-4295
DOI:10.5114/pwki.2014.41474