High blood tacrolimus and hyperkalemia in a heart transplant patient.

Authors :: Kumar Sahu, Manoj
Pal Singh, Sarvesh
Das, Anupam
Abraham, Atul
Airan, Balram
Alam, Intekhab
Menon, Ramesh
Devagourou, V.
Gupta, Anish
Sahu, Manoj Kumar
Singh, Sarvesh Pal
Source :: Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia; Apr-Jun2017, Vol. 20 Issue 2, p270-271, 2p
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: The article presents a case study of a 43-year-old woman who experienced complications after undergoing an orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) for her dilated cardiomyopathy. The patient then went for an echocardiography test which showed a mild right ventricle dysfunction and risk of developing hyperkalemia. The article also discusses the drug effectiveness of fludrocortisone as treatment for hyperkalemia.