Kardiol Pol
February 2017
Background: Thyroid hormones are essential for the correct functioning of the entire body. Diagnosis of thyroid disorders in patients after heart transplant in the early post-operative period and the implementation of correct treatment may prevent life-threatening complications.
Material/methods: The aim of the study was to determine whether the complicated postoperative course (ie, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism or low fT3 syndrome) in patients in the first month after heart transplantation was connected with impaired thyroid hormone management.
Background: Transplanted heart coronary artery disease (TxCAD) is the most frequent casue of death occuring > or =5 years after orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT). Considering three basic therapeutic approaches - percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), surgical revascularisation and retransplantation - PCI seems to be the superior method due to its safety and good short-term results, however, the long-term efficacy of PCI has been less well established.
Aim: To evaluate long-term results of PCI in the treatment of OHT recipients with TxCAD.