New ISHLT nomenclature & diagnostic criteria: Antibody-mediated rejection in heart transplantation

(Elsevier Health Sciences) Antibody-mediated rejection of the transplanted heart is a recognized clinical complication and a major limitation to survival of patients who have undergone heart transplantation. Experts have now developed a new working formulation for the pathologic diagnosis, grading, and reporting of cardiac antibody-mediated rejection. Their consensus statement is published in the Dec. issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation and is freely available online.
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