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.
Bravo
Carles
C
Department of Pneumology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
Majó
Joaquim
J
Ruiz
Fernando
F
Muntaner
Laura
L
Monforte
Víctor
V
Solé
Joan
J
Maestre
José
J
Morell
Ferran
F
Roman
Antonio
A