[Correspondence] 45-year follow-up after Grüntzig's coronary angioplasty

In 1978, Andreas Grüntzig published in The Lancet the first report of transluminal dilatation of a coronary artery stenosis, prompting a revolution in cardiovascular medicine.1 We now report the 45-year clinical follow-up of a patient treated by Grüntzig himself, providing a unique historical and human perspective on the durability of this innovation.