Heart donation after lightning strike

J Heart Lung Transplant. 1998 Oct;17(10):1034-5.

Abstract

We present the first reported case of heart donation after lightning strike. Approximately 150 to 300 generally young and healthy people die from lightning strike in the United States each year. These unfortunate victims may make good heart donors. Pertinent pathophysiology of lightning strike is briefly reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Electrocardiography
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Graft Survival / physiology
  • Heart Transplantation / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Lightning Injuries / physiopathology*
  • Male
  • Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology
  • Tissue Donors*