TY - JOUR
T1 - Anatomic Distortion of the Right Coronary Artery as a Complication of Lung Transplantation
AU - Melby, Spencer J.
AU - Larue, Shane J.
AU - Lasala, John M.
AU - Pal, Nirvik
AU - Lakshminarasimhachar, Anand
AU - Trulock, Elbert P.
AU - Kreisel, Daniel
AU - Pasque, Michael K.
AU - Puri, Varun
AU - Patterson, G. Alexander
AU - Krupnick, Alexander S.
PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - Lung transplantation for end-stage chronic obstructive lung disease is now considered the standard of care. We report a case of perioperative myocardial ischemia and cardiovascular compromise in a single lung transplant recipient due to right coronary artery occlusion from mediastinal shift and repositioning of the heart.
AB - Lung transplantation for end-stage chronic obstructive lung disease is now considered the standard of care. We report a case of perioperative myocardial ischemia and cardiovascular compromise in a single lung transplant recipient due to right coronary artery occlusion from mediastinal shift and repositioning of the heart.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.10.070
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.10.070
M3 - Article
C2 - 20494065
AN - SCOPUS:77952296068
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 89
SP - 2000
EP - 2001
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 6
ER -