Cardiac Allograft Function During the First Year after Transplantation in Rejection-Free Children and Young Adults
Author(s) -
Fatima I. Lunze,
Steven D. Colan,
Kimberlee Gauvreau,
Ming Hui Chen,
Antonio R. PérezAtayde,
Elizabeth D. Blume,
Tajinder P. Singh
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.584
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1942-0080
pISSN - 1941-9651
DOI - 10.1161/circimaging.112.976613
Subject(s) - diastole , medicine , cardiology , doppler imaging , diastolic function , doppler echocardiography , transplantation , cardiac catheterization , blood pressure
Allograft dysfunction is a common finding early after heart transplant (HT). We sought to assess the recovery of left (LV) and right ventricular (RV) function during the first year after HT in children and young adults using pulsed-wave tissue Doppler imaging.
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