Noninvasive identification of cardiac allograft vasculopathy with real-time myocardial contrast echocardiography: comparison with ivus, coronary angiography and 99mTC sestamibi perfusion imaging

2004 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. S75-S76
Author(s):  
H.-U Stempfle ◽  
C Übleis ◽  
H.-X Hoyer ◽  
R Schmid ◽  
P Überfuhr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Angiography ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Perfusion Imaging ◽  
Contrast Echocardiography ◽  
Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy ◽  
Cardiac Allograft ◽  
Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography ◽  
Allograft Vasculopathy ◽  
99Mtc Sestamibi

Diagnostic accuracy of coronary angiography and risk factors for post???heart-transplant cardiac allograft vasculopathy

2003 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 679-682 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda D. Sharples ◽  
Christopher H. Jackson ◽  
Jayan Parameshwar ◽  
John Wallwork ◽  
Stephen R. Large
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Coronary Angiography ◽  
Diagnostic Accuracy ◽  
Heart Transplant ◽  
Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy ◽  
Cardiac Allograft ◽  
Allograft Vasculopathy

scholarly journals A case of coronary artery air embolism in a transplanted heart during cardiac allograft vasculopathy surveillance angiography

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey F Spindel ◽  
Vikas Singh ◽  
Mohammad Mathbout
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Coronary Angiography ◽  
Rare Complication ◽  
Invasive Coronary Angiography ◽  
Air Embolism ◽  
Acute Chest Pain ◽  
Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy ◽  
Cardiac Allograft ◽  
Allograft Vasculopathy ◽  
St Segment Elevation

Coronary air embolism is a rare iatrogenic complication during invasive coronary angiography or angioplasty that can cause acute chest pain, hypotension, ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, and even death. We present a case of left anterior descending coronary artery air embolization in a 58-year-old heart transplant patient that occurred during cardiac allograft vasculopathy surveillance angiography. The patient was managed successfully with rapid coronary injections of heparinized saline, catheter disengagement to increase coronary blood flow, and supplementation of 100% oxygen to dissolve the coronary air embolus. This case highlights this rare complication of coronary angiography, importance of prompt recognition of the pathology and subsequent management.

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