title: Anatomic distortion of the right coronary artery as a complication of lung transplantation.
abstract: Lung transplantation for end-stage chronic obstructive lung disease is now considered the standard of care. We report a case of perioperative myocardial ischemia and cardiovascular compromise in a single lung transplant recipient due to right coronary artery occlusion from mediastinal shift and repositioning of the heart.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Spencer J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Melby
authors.forename: Shane J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Larue
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lasala
authors.forename: Nirvik
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pal
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lakshminarasimhachar
authors.forename: Elbert P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Trulock
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kreisel
authors.forename: Michael K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Pasque
authors.forename: Varun
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Puri
authors.forename: G Alexander
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.forename: Alexander S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Krupnick
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male