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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Veröffentlicht in:	JACC. Case reports 2021-03, Vol.3 (3), p.400-406
Hauptverfasser:	Jain, Shashank, Jacob, Dexter D., Shah, Mahek K., Fischman, David L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	cardiac allograft vasculopathy Mini-Focus Issue: Coronary & Structural Interventions orthotopic heart transplant
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Zusammenfassung:	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.) [Display omitted]
ISSN:	2666-0849 2666-0849
DOI:	10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.11.031