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Erschienen in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology 3/2020

05.08.2019 | Letter to the Editor

Cardiovascular outcomes in heart transplant recipients

verfasst von: Joseph C. Lee, MBBS, FRACP, FAANMS, Nathan Better, MBBS, FRACP, FAANMS, FCSANZ, FASNC

Erschienen in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology | Ausgabe 3/2020

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Excerpt

Veenis et al.1 made a compelling case for myocardial perfusion imaging (with single-photon emission computed tomography) correlating strongly with prognosis for heart transplant patients. Early detection and prevention of cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is essential in optimizing outcomes after heart transplantation. The advantages of SPECT MPI include its lack of invasiveness, lack of risk of contrast nephropathy, and sensitivity for diffuse/microvascular disease. …
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Zurück zum Zitat Veenis JF, Boiten HJ, van den Berge JC, et al. Prediction of long-term (> 10 year) cardiovascular outcomes in heart transplant recipients: Value of stress technetium-99m tetrofosmin myocardial perfusion imaging. J Nucl Cardiol 2019;26:845-52.CrossRef Veenis JF, Boiten HJ, van den Berge JC, et al. Prediction of long-term (> 10 year) cardiovascular outcomes in heart transplant recipients: Value of stress technetium-99m tetrofosmin myocardial perfusion imaging. J Nucl Cardiol 2019;26:845-52.CrossRef
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Metadaten
Titel
Cardiovascular outcomes in heart transplant recipients
verfasst von
Joseph C. Lee, MBBS, FRACP, FAANMS
Nathan Better, MBBS, FRACP, FAANMS, FCSANZ, FASNC
Publikationsdatum
05.08.2019
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology / Ausgabe 3/2020
Print ISSN: 1071-3581
Elektronische ISSN: 1532-6551
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-019-01836-3

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