Improvement of reversible ischemia in severe post-transplantation coronary artery disease.
Coronary artery disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients who have undergone heart transplantation. Patients are often asymptomatic during the onset of the disease, and managing the disease is difficult. This report describes the case of a patient with post-transplantation coronary artery disease who, despite the severe, progressive appearance of the disease on angiographic examination, showed evidence of autorevascularization and collateralization.
Delgado
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Department of Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Texas Heart Institute, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, USA.
Radovancević
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B
Springer
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Gould
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KL
Frazier
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D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed