Anatomic distortion of the right coronary artery as a complication of lung transplantation.
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.
Melby
Spencer J
SJ
Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
Larue
Shane J
SJ
Lasala
John M
JM
Pal
Nirvik
N
Lakshminarasimhachar
Anand
A
Trulock
Elbert P
EP
Kreisel
Daniel
D
Pasque
Michael K
MK
Puri
Varun
V
Patterson
G Alexander
GA
Krupnick
Alexander S
AS
D000368:Aged; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male