Use of thrombolytic therapy in a heart transplant recipient with acute myocardial infarction.
We report the case of a 54-year-old long-term heart transplantation survivor who presented to the emergency department with acute myocardial infarction and was treated successfully with thrombolytic therapy. The case is discussed, and pertinent literature is reviewed.
Virk
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Waltham-Western Hospital and Medical Center, Massachusetts.
Antosia
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Partridge
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D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D017741:Survivors; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator