Performing diagnostic coronary angiography to evaluate high-risk cardiac donors: A French nationwide cohort study

Allograft shortage might be overcome by the use of hearts from expanded-criteria donors (ECD) but their estimated high-risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) results in a limited utilization of these hearts for transplantation. We aimed to determine if performing coronary angiography (CA) in ECD enhances cardiac procurement and to develop a predictive model estimating their probability of absence of CAD.

Source: International Journal of Cardiology - August 3, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Fabrice Ivanes, Christelle Cantrelle, Thibaud Genet, Claude Le Feuvre, Camille Legeai, Carine Jasseron, Isabelle Pipien, Eric Epailly, Olivier Bastien, Denis Angoulvant, Richard Dorent Source Type: research