Open AccessCoronary atherosclerosis in end-stage idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy: an innocent bystander?
Author(s) -
Alessandra Repetto,
Barbara Dal Bello,
Michele Pasotti,
Manuela Agozzino,
Mario Viganò,
Catherine Klersy,
Luigi Tavazzi,
Eloisa Arbustini
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
european heart journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336
H-Index - 293
eISSN - 1522-9645
pISSN - 0195-668X
DOI - 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi342
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , coronary atherosclerosis , heart transplantation , coronary arteries , pathological , transplantation , dilated cardiomyopathy , cardiomyopathy , coronary artery disease , artery , heart failure
Coronary atherosclerosis is occasionally found in the hearts of patients diagnosed with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM), who have undergone heart transplantation (HTx). This study investigates the pathology of coronary trees in IDCM patients and correlates the findings with risk factors for atherosclerosis.