Risk Stratification for Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy in Heart Transplant Recipients　- Annual Intravascular Ultrasound Evaluation.

CONCLUSIONS: Donor age and history of ACR ≥2 are independent risk factors for CAV development. Identifying patients at risk of developing CAV is important for appropriate direction of resources and intensity of follow-up.
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Source: Circulation Journal - December 22, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sato T, Seguchi O, Ishibashi-Ueda H, Yanase M, Okada N, Kuroda K, Hisamatsu E, Sunami H, Watanabe T, Nakajima S, Wada K, Hata H, Fujita T, Fukushima N, Kobayashi J, Nakatani T Tags: Circ J Source Type: research