Cardiac Kaposi's sarcoma following heart transplantation

Abstract

Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a tumor seen with increased frequency in organ transplant recipients. We present a case of disseminated KS in a heart transplant recipient of Mediterranean origin in whom myocardial involvement was suspected on the basis of coronary angiographic and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings. KS in the transplant population and cardiac KS are reviewed. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 49:208-212, 2000.