A Single Center Analysis of Graft Vasculopathy Post Pregnancy in the Heart Transplant Recipient

Pregnancy in transplant recipients is becoming more common with improved medication regimens. Pregnancy may increase antibody production and cause stress within the mother's body leading to increase immune system response inducing changes in coronary lumen. This is a single center analysis of transplant graft vasculopathy post pregnancy at our center. No data from the transplant pregnancy registry is available on LHC and vasculopathy data. Per ISHLT report 2017 42% of all heart transplant recipients may experience graft vasculopathy within the first year post transplant.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Tags: 699 Source Type: research