Background Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains a relative contraindication to lung
transplantation. We have offered lung transplantation and coronary revascularization to …

BACKGROUND: Presence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in otherwise eligible lung
transplant candidates is considered a contraindication to lung transplantation. We reviewed …

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is not uncommon among lung transplant candidates. Several
small, single-center series have suggested that short-term outcomes are acceptable in …

Background. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is common in lung transplant candidates and
may require revascularization before or at the time of their transplant. We reviewed the …

OBJECTIVES The management of severe coronary artery disease at the time of a lung
transplant remains a challenge. We analysed the short-and long-term outcomes of lung …

Discussion The presence of coronary artery disease has previously been considered a
contraindication to lung transplantation. Because the median survival after lung …

Background A relative contraindication for lung transplant (LT) is coronary disease burden
sufficient to cause risk of myocardial infarction after LT. We analyzed cause of death and …

OBJECTIVE: Coronary artery disease is considered a contraindication to lung
transplantation. We studied effect of pre-lung transplantation nonobstructive coronary artery …

Background Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains a relative contraindication for lung
transplantation, but should it be if amenable to effective palliation? Methods From January …

BACKGROUND: Significant coronary artery disease (CAD) is an exclusion criterion for lung
transplantation at most centers. However, the impact of preoperative noncritical CAD (single …