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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998;13:209-212
© 1998 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Coronary angioplasty and stenting following heart transplantation with older donors.

Is this a rational approach?

Departament of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Clinica Universitaria, Apartado 4.209, 31080 Pamplona, Spain

Received 25 August 1997; accepted 28 October 1997.

Corresponding author. Tel.: +34 48 255400; fax: +34 48 172294; e-mail: grabago@unav.es

The shortage of ideal donor hearts has led to an extension of the classical donor criteria of age. Higher incidence of focal coronary artery disease has been found in this older donor population requiring conventional angioplasty therapy. The authors present two patients with early coronary angiogram post transplantation, requiring angioplasty and stent in the lesions found.

Key Words: Coronary angioplasty • Stenting • Angiogram

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