title: Worsening dyspnea in a man with 2 hearts.
abstract: We report a case of dyspnea in a 71-year-old man who underwent heterotopic heart transplantation in 2003. At presentation, electrocardiography showed ventricular fibrillation of the native heart and then a progression to both donor and recipient hearts. Synchronized electrical cardioversion restored sinus rhythm and relieved the patient from his symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Ospedale Civile Maggiore, Azienda Ospedaliera di Verona, Verona, Italy. prattico.francesco@gmail.com
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pratticò
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mugnai
authors.forename: Michela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pavan
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Trecco
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Perfetti
authors.forename: Giampaolo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rocca
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016042:Transplantation, Heterotopic; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology