Pathology of heart transplant through endomyocardial biopsy.
Semin Diagn Pathol
; 9(3): 238-48, 1992 Aug.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1523362
ABSTRACT
Cardiac transplantation is most effective method for treatment of patients with end-stage heart disease. We present the experience of our institution with 1,564 biopsies and 11 autopsies of 105 orthotopic heart transplants. This report describes the morphological features and the grading systems of acute rejection. Also, we present the morphological characteristics of other complications of heart transplants such as chronic rejection, "Quilty" effect, interstitial fibrosis, heart hypertrophy, previous biopsy sites, calcification, cytomegalovirus infections, toxoplasmosis, and the appearance of malignancies, mainly, lymphomas. Actuarial survival of patients is 91% and 88% at 1 and 5 years' posttransplant, respectively.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transplante de Coração
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Miocárdio
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Semin Diagn Pathol
Assunto da revista:
PATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
1992
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Espanha