Open AccessEverolimus Prevents Endomyocardial Remodeling After Heart Transplantation
Author(s) -
N.E. Hiemann,
Ernst Wellnhofer,
H. Lehmkuhl,
Christoph Knosalla,
Roland Hetzer,
Rudolf Meyer
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0b013e3182332886
Subject(s) - everolimus , medicine , heart transplantation , scars , transplantation , fibrosis , cardiology , biopsy , endomyocardial fibrosis , pathology
Endomyocardial remodeling is characterized by progressive fibrosis and scars and may develop after heart transplantation. The role of everolimus in preventing this process has not been evaluated as yet.