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Coronary stenting for coronary artery narrowing in a heart transplant recipient

1996; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 9; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/bf00335709

1432-2277

Charles Seydoux, Dani�le Gillard Berguer, Éric Eeckhout, Frank Stumpe, Michel Hurni, Patrick Ruchat, Hossein Sadeghi, Jean‐Jácques Goy,

Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes

Abstract Transplant athero sclerotic coronary disease remains the leading cause of death in heart transplant recipients. We report the first case of coronary stent implan tation in a heart graft for epicardial focal stenosis. Due to the lower rate of restenosis after stenting in the native coronary artery, we suggest that coronary stenting be considered an acceptable, first intention therapeutic option instead of angioplasty alone whenever possible.