Discordant Microvascular and Epicardial Disease in Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy

Angiography and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) of the epicardial coronary vasculature are routinely undertaken for cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) assessment. Microvascular disease is common in CAV and may occur independently of epicardial disease. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between microvascular disease, epicardial disease and microvascular dysfunction in heart transplant (HT) patients.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 31, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: H. Shah, E.C. Belanger, A. Chong, D. So, R. Beanlands, E. Stadnick, L.M. Mielniczuk, S. Chih Tags: (611) Source Type: research