Platelet thromboembolism after lung transplantation.
Lung transplant patients have an increased risk of pulmonary embolism which is often associated with hypercoagulability disorders. We present a case of sudden death resulting from pulmonary intravascular platelet thromboembolism following a single-lung transplant.
Department of Pneumology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
Carles
C
Bravo
Joaquim
J
Majó
Fernando
F
Ruiz
Laura
L
Muntaner
Víctor
V
Monforte
Joan
J
Solé
José
J
Maestre
Ferran
F
Morell
Antonio
A
Roman