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ReviewAnnals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia2026

Recipient Left Internal Mammary Artery Salvage for Donor Coronary Artery Disease during Orthotopic Heart Transplantation: A Case Report and Focused Literature Review.

Changwon Shin, Chee-Hoon Lee, Mi Hee Lim, Younju Rhee, Soo Yong Lee, Hyung Gon Je, Min Ho Ju

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Review in Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Changwon ShinDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Yangsan, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2135-6287
Chee-Hoon LeeDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Yangsan, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0456-225X
Mi Hee LimDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Yangsan, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0167-7836
Younju RheeDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Yangsan, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3387-5693
Soo Yong LeeDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Yangsan, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2616-1294
Hyung Gon JeDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4713-2898
Min Ho JuDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Yangsan, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7839-8598

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Abstract

Donor coronary artery disease (CAD) can lead to the discard of otherwise suitable hearts, although selected focal lesions may be treated with concomitant revascularization. We report orthotopic heart transplantation in a 52-year-old man with end-stage ischemic cardiomyopathy and previous coronary artery bypass grafting using a donor heart in which coronary computed tomography angiography showed severe proximal left anterior descending artery (LAD) stenosis with calcified plaque. Before recipient cardiectomy, the recipient's previously constructed, patent left internal mammary artery (LIMA)-to-LAD graft was carefully mobilized, preserved as an arterial conduit, and repurposed for donor-heart revascularization. After implantation, the salvaged recipient LIMA was anastomosed to the donor LAD distal to the stenosis. Transit-time flow measurement confirmed satisfactory graft function. The patient recovered uneventfully, with preserved biventricular function and angiographic LIMA-LAD patency. This case highlights the technical feasibility of reusing a pre-existing recipient LIMA graft to permit transplantation of a donor heart with focal CAD.

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Coronary StenosisHeart TransplantationInternal Mammary-Coronary Artery AnastomosisMammary ArteriesTissue DonorsVascular CalcificationComputed Tomography AngiographyCoronary AngiographyHumansMaleMiddle AgedRecipient VesselsTreatment OutcomeVascular Patencycoronary artery bypassheart transplantationmammary arterysurgical procedures

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