Frequency of angiographic detection and quantitative assessment of coronary arterial disease one and three years after cardiac transplantation

The reported high incidence of coronary atherosclerosis in many transplant series led us to critically review our experience in 83 patients who have had selective coronary angiography at greater than or equal to 1 years after transplantation. Angiograms were reviewed for evidence of coronary vascular disease, and quantitative analysis of multiple coronary artery segments was performed in serial films. Qualitative analysis revealed only 3 of 83 …