Does the Presence of Preoperative Mild or Moderate Coronary Artery Disease Affect the Outcomes of Lung Transplantation?

Preoperative noncritical (mild or moderate) CAD was not associated with increased perioperative morbidity or mortality, and it did not adversely affect short-term or long-term survival. Late ischemic events developed in 18% of the recipients with moderate CAD disease with no effect on mortality.