Primary Angioplasty for Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy Presenting as ST-Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction during Endomyocardial Biopsy

Cardiac allograft vasculopathy is still a major issue, with significative mortality in heart transplant patients, and the best therapeutic options are not yet established. The progressively higher survival rates after transplantation have made it a major concern. This is a case report about a patien...

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Main Authors: Bruno Ramos Nascimento, Thalles Oliveira Gomes, Júlio César Borges, Guilherme Rafael Sant’Anna Athayde, Sílvio Amadeu de Andrade, Maria da Consolação Vieira Moreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/606481