Coronary stenting for coronary artery narrowing in a heart transplant recipient.
Transplant atherosclerotic coronary disease remains the leading cause of death in heart transplant recipients. We report the first case of coronary stent implantation 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.
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Division of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Berguer
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Eeckhout
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Stumpe
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Hurni
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Ruchat
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Sadeghi
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Goy
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