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Diagnosing Cardiac Rejection
Author(s) -
Pullen Lara C.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.14509
Subject(s) - medicine , concordance , heart transplantation , endomyocardial biopsy , transplantation , intensive care medicine , gold standard (test) , human heart , biopsy , heart failure , surgery , pathology
This month's installment of “The AJT Report” discusses the development of molecular tests as potentially more effective methods for assessing heart transplant rejection. We also report on the role of durable mechanical circulatory device therapy in the treatment of advanced heart failure.