Heart donation after lightning strike.
We present the first reported case of heart donation after lightning strike. Approximately 150 to 300 generally young and healthy people die from lightning strike in the United States each year. These unfortunate victims may make good heart donors. Pertinent pathophysiology of lightning strike is briefly reviewed.
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Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-0528, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006085:Graft Survival / Q000502:physiology; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D015168:Lightning Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000503:physiopathology; D014019:Tissue Donors