Cardiac allograft vasculopathy remains one of the major causes of death post-heart transplantation. Its etiology is multifactorial and prevention is challenging. The aim of this study was to prospectively determine factors related to cardiac allograft vasculopathy after heart transplantation. This research was planned on 179 patients submitted to heart transplant. Performance of an early coronary angiography with endothelial function evaluation was scheduled at three-month post-transplant. Patients underwent a second coronary angiography after five-yr follow-up. At the 5- ± 2-yr follow-up, 43
作者:Silvia, Lopez-Fernandez;Nicolas, Manito-Lorite;Joan Antoni, Gómez-Hospital;Josep, Roca;Carles, Fontanillas;Rafael, Melgares-Moreno;José, Azpitarte-Almagro;Angel, Cequier-Fillat
来源:Clinical transplantation 2014 年 28卷 12期