Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in a Transplanted Heart

We report the case of a 37-year-old man who presented with shortness of breath 1 year post heart transplantation. He was receiving tacrolimus, methylprednisolone, and mycophenolate. An angiogram showed spontaneous coronary artery dissection involving the left anterior descending artery. Percutaneous...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sbitli, Taher, Bamousa, Bdoor, Alburaiki, Jehad, Alhussein, Mosaad, Almasood, Ali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9663894/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36388711
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.06.016
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Sumario:We report the case of a 37-year-old man who presented with shortness of breath 1 year post heart transplantation. He was receiving tacrolimus, methylprednisolone, and mycophenolate. An angiogram showed spontaneous coronary artery dissection involving the left anterior descending artery. Percutaneous coronary intervention was performed successfully, with stent placement and return of flow. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

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