Serial quantitative coronary angiography in the assessment of coronary disease in the transplanted heart.
Quantitative angiographic studies with use of cine-videodensitometry after maximal coronary vasodilation with nitroglycerin in 18 "angiographically normal" heart transplant recipients demonstrated significant loss of lumen diameter between years 1 and 3. When sensitive angiographic techniques are used, graft arteriopathy appears to be ubiquitous in heart transplant recipients.
Mills
R M
RM
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville 32610-0277.
Hill
J A
JA
Theron
H D
HD
Gonzales
J I
JI
Pepine
C J
CJ
Conti
C R
CR
D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*