Transplantation of a Donor Heart Following a Lightning Strike: MRI Identification of Myocardial Injury

Heart Lung Circ. 2015 Nov;24(11):e200-1. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.05.005. Epub 2015 Jun 9.

Authors

Pankaj Saxena¹, James L Hare², Michael Stokes³, Peter J Bergin³, Andrew J Taylor⁴, David C McGiffin¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
² Department of Cardiology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Baker IDI Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: j.hare@alfred.org.au.
³ Department of Cardiology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
⁴ Department of Cardiology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Baker IDI Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia.

PMID: 26141382
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.05.005

No abstract available

Keywords: Heart transplantation; Myocardial injury.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Heart Transplantation*
Humans
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / etiology
Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology*
Myocardial Infarction / surgery*
Tissue Donors*