Postoperative outcomes and management strategies for coronary artery disease in patients in need of a lung transplantation

Background Patients requiring lung transplantation (LTx) may also have coronary artery disease (CAD). The peri‐operative management and long‐term outcomes of these patients are not well established. Methods Patients referred for LTx from 2008 to 2014 were included in this study. CAD was defined by a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical transplantation 2017-09, Vol.31 (9), p.n/a
Hauptverfasser: Khandhar, Sameer J., Althouse, Andrew D., Mulukutla, Suresh, Kormos, Robert, Toma, Catalin, Marroquin, Oscar, Volz, Elizabeth, Tefera, Leben, Bermudez, Christian
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Zusammenfassung:Background Patients requiring lung transplantation (LTx) may also have coronary artery disease (CAD). The peri‐operative management and long‐term outcomes of these patients are not well established. Methods Patients referred for LTx from 2008 to 2014 were included in this study. CAD was defined by angiography as no CAD (stenosis
ISSN:0902-0063
1399-0012
DOI:10.1111/ctr.13026