Sex Differences in Myocardial Flow Reserve by Positron Emission Tomography in Heart Transplant Recipients

Coronary allograft vasculopathy (CAV) following heart transplantation (HT) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Assessment of myocardial flow reserve (MFR) by positron emission tomography (PET) is increasingly used in clinical practice; reduced MFR has been associated with adverse cardiovascular (CV) outcomes. Little is known regarding sex differences in MFR and associated outcomes in HT recipients.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 31, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: E.M. DeFilippis, K.J. Clerkin, J.M. Griffin, J.A. Fried, F. Latif, S.W. Restaino, P.C. Colombo, M. Yuzefpolskaya, V.K. Topkara, K. Takeda, N. Uriel, M.A. Farr, S. Bokhari Tags: (604) Source Type: research