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Introduction: Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and is now the leading cause of death in patients with renal transplants. We report a case of acute myocardial infarction three weeks post renal transplant. Case Report: A 45 year old male renal transplant renal transplant recipient presented three weeks post-transplant with acute chest pain, hypotension and atrial fibrillation. He was found to have Infero-posterior wall myocardial infarction. He was thrombolysed with Tenectaplase, and developed a perinephric hematoma six hours later. He underwent transfusions and pigtail drainage of the hematoma. The hematoma resolved, and he was started on dual anti-platelets with stable renal function. Conclusion: Thrombolysis in the early post-transplant period is considered a very high risk procedure. Our case illustrates the use of the thrombolytic therapy in the early post transplant period and successful management of the attendant complications.
Successful management of myocardial infarction during pregnancy in a renal transplant recipient