De novo coronary artery grafting in a heart transplant recipient

J Heart Transplant. 1988 Nov-Dec;7(6):468-70.

Abstract

The current organ shortage prompts reassessment of donor selection. This article describes a patient who underwent heart transplantation with an internal mammary artery graft to the left anterior descending artery beyond a single stenotic lesion in the transplanted heart.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Heart Transplantation*
  • Humans
  • Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Tissue Donors