Balfour IC, Tinker K, Singh G, Fiore AC, Jureidini SB. Coronary artery to pulmonary artery collaterals after heart transplantation.
J Heart Lung Transplant 1999;
18:1027-9. [PMID:
10561116 DOI:
10.1016/s1053-2498(99)00068-6]
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Abstract
Collaterals are described between coronary and pulmonary arteries after orthotopic heart transplantation. It is likely the collaterals developed as a result of adhesions in the pericardial space. This is a previously unrecognized complication of heart transplantation with potential clinical implications, as coronary to extracardiac artery collaterals have been shown to cause myocardial ischemia.
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