CORONARY-ARTERY STENTING POSTCARDIAC TRANSPLANT - A REPORT OF 2 CASES

Coronary atherosclerosis remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality following cardiac transplantation. Coronary artery bypass gr afting, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, and directiona l coronary atherectomy have all been presented as attempted treatment options in this population with generally suboptimal results. Endovasc ular stenting is a new transcatheter treatment modality with unique po tential advantages as compared to other transcatheter revascularizatio n techniques, This report presents the use of endovascular stenting an d 6-mo follow-up in two orthotopic cardiac transplant recipients with proximal stenotic posttransplant graft atherosclerosis. (C) 1997 Wiley -Liss, Inc.