Symptomatic Presentation of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Heart Transplantation Patients

Patients with acute myocardial infarction with a history of an orthotopic heart transplantation rarely present with classic anginal symptoms, secondary to cardiac denervation. We present 2 cases, the first of a patient with a ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and the second who presented wi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Jain, Shashank, Jacob, Dexter D., Shah, Mahek K., Fischman, David L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Mini-Focus Issue: Coronary & Structural Interventions
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8311041/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317545
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.11.031
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Sumario:Patients with acute myocardial infarction with a history of an orthotopic heart transplantation rarely present with classic anginal symptoms, secondary to cardiac denervation. We present 2 cases, the first of a patient with a ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and the second who presented with a non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Both patients presented with typical symptoms and were treated with percutaneous coronary intervention. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

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