The authors reported the prognostic impact of donor transmitted coronary artery disease in heart transplantation in their retrospective multicenter cohort study. They found that TCAD was not associated with reduced survival. However, TCAD patients showed increased risk of cardiovascular death.The authors reported the prognostic impact of donor transmitted coronary artery disease in heart transplantation in their retrospective multicenter cohort study. They found that TCAD was not associated with reduced survival. However, TCAD patients showed increased risk of cardiovascular death.
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Prevalence, Characteristics, and Prognostic Relevance of Donor-Transmitted Coronary Artery Disease in Heart Transplant Recipients
Submitted by: Jason Trevis
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
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Author(s): David Couto-Mallón, Luis Almenar-Bonet, Eduardo Barge-Caballero, Francisco José Hernández-Pérez, Juan Carlos López-Azor García, María Jesús Valero-Masa, María Ángeles Castel-Lavilla, Sonia Mirabet-Pérez, Iris Paula Garrido-Bravo, Carles Díez-López, Amador López-Granados, Rebeca Manrique-Antón, Carmen Neri Fernández-Pombo, Javier Muñiz, and Maria Generosa Crespo-Leiro
