For liver transplant candidates with ‘stable’ obstructive proximal LAD disease on invasive angiography, what lesion- and patient-level features most strongly push you toward pre-transplant PCI despite bleeding risk, DAPT requirements, and potential listing delay?
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Hepatology · Northwestern Memorial Hospital
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If the patient is deemed a candidate for transplantation, even though the lesions is described as stable, a high proximal LAD lesion with stenosis of equal or greater than 70% would require PCI despite the risks. The definition "stable" or asymptomatic does not apply to assure no ischemic events dur...
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