Regional Variability of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy by Intravascular Ultrasound Assessment

Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) assessment of cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) provides diagnostic and prognostic information. Multivessel analysis has high sensitivity for detecting CAV, but is time consuming, costly and associated with procedural risks compared to single-vessel examination. We evaluated the regional distribution and plaque characteristics of CAV to guide clinical evaluation by IVUS.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 31, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: F.J. Lee, F. Umar, A. Chong, E. Stadnick, D. So, R. Beanlands, L. Mielniczuk, S. Chih Tags: (597) Source Type: research