Risk Factors of Radovancevic et al for Coronary Artery Disease Following Cardiac Transplantation

 

Risk factors associated with advanced coronary artery disease:

(1) cigarette smoking

(2) arterial hypertension

(3) 2 or more episodes of allograft rejection

 

Interventions to reduce the risk of coronary artery disease:

(1) Discontinue any tobacco use.

(2) Control arterial hypertension.

(3) Control of hyperlipidemia.

 

Hypercholesterolemia was not identified as a risk factor but the criteria for diagnosis is higher than that used today. Hypercholesterolemia was defined as one or more of the following:

(1) total cholesterol > 240 mg/dL

(2) LDL cholesterol > 160 mg/dL

(3) triglycerides > 250 mg/dL