title: Outcome of the first successful heart-lung transplantation in the Baltic countries.
abstract: Successful heart-lung complex transplantation was performed in a 48-year-old man. During the postoperative period, M. tuberculosis infection was diagnosed, and the treatment subsequently started. One year after, the patient was urgently hospitalized due to myocardial infarction. However, despite the best efforts, the patient died. Antituberculosis treatment is recommended to all the patients with confirmed active tuberculosis. Treatment of tuberculosis in transplant recipients is similar to that of the general population, with the exclusion of rifamycins in the regimen and longer duration of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eivenių 2, 50161 Kaunas, Lithuania. raimondas@efarmacija.lt.
authors.forename: Raimondas
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kubilius
authors.forename: Kęstutis
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Malakauskas
authors.forename: Loreta
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jankauskienė
authors.forename: Povilas
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jakuška
authors.forename: Ramūnas
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bolys
authors.forename: Evelina
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pociūtė
authors.forename: Vaidotas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Boguševičius
authors.forename: Rimantas
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Benetis
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016041:Heart-Lung Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008097:Lithuania; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents