The many applications of stress echocardiography in heart transplantation

In the current issue of the Journal, dual imaging vasodilator stress echocardiography (SE) with combined assessment of regional wall motion abnormalities and coronary flow velocity reserve shows excellent feasibility and negative predictive value for excluding significant cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) in patients evaluated after heart transplantation (HT) [1]. These results add further evidence to previous similar experiences showing that SE can offer several opportunities in HT setting for acute and chronic rejection surveillance and heart recruitment from marginal donors.
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research