Erschienen in:
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
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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. …