Worsening dyspnea in a man with 2 hearts.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.11.039.
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Dyspnea
- Heart Transplantation
- Postoperative Complications
- Transplantation, Heterotopic
- Ventricular Fibrillation