Open AccessMyocardial infarction in the early postoperative period of renal transplantation: Case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Ahmet Karabulut
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of the cardiovascular academy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2405-819X
pISSN - 2405-8181
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijcac.2016.04.002
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , myocardial infarction , transplantation , coronary artery disease , cardiology , hemodialysis , incidence (geometry) , infarction , kidney transplantation , surgery , physics , optics
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of mortality in the end-stage renal disease. Although risk of myocardial infarction (MI) decreases after renal transplantation compared to hemodialysis period, CAD remain the major cause of mortality after transplantation also. Risk of MI is maximal during the perioperative period and it's incidence decreases gradually after transplantation. Pre-operative cardiac evaluation is essential prior to renal transplantion. Herein, we prensented a case of acute anterior myocardial infarction observed in the early post-operative period of renal transplantation and review the current literature. We discussed the demographic and clinical predictors of the perioperative cardiac events