Potential limitations of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in heart transplant recipients

• Published in: The American journal of cardiology Vol. 69; no. 14; pp. 1234 - 1237
• Main Authors: Sandhu, Jasvinder S., Uretsky, Barry F., Reddy, P.Sudhakar, Denys, Bart G., Ruffner, Robert J., Breisblatt, Warren M., Zerbe, Tony R., Kormos, Robert L., Armitage, John M., Hardesty, Robert L., Griffith, Bartley P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01-05-1992; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; Biological and medical sciences; Coronary Disease - diagnostic imaging; Coronary Disease - therapy; Diseases of the cardiovascular system; Heart Transplantation; Humans; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Radiography; Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects); Treatment Outcome; Heart; Human; Postoperative; Surgery; Coronary artery; Instrumentation therapy; Cardiovascular disease; Instrumental dilatation; Homotransplantation; Coronary heart disease
• ISSN: 0002-9149; 1879-1913
• DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(92)90942-R

The number of patients undergoing transplantation for terminal heart failure has increased dramatically over the last few years.
1 Occlusive coronary artery disease has emerged as a major cause of late graft loss.
2 The only viable alternative for heart transplant recipients with progressive coronary disease has been retransplantation.
3 The role of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in this patient population remains undefined. This study reviews our experience with PTCA in this patient population.