Cardiac allograft vasculopathy : complications and imaging studies.
Herz
; 36(7): 630-6, 2011 Oct.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20981397
ABSTRACT
Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is an accelerated form of coronary artery disease affecting both intramyocardial and epicardial coronary arteries and is observed in patients during long-term survival after cardiac transplantation. We report a case of CAV complicated with silent transmural myocardial infarction and massive left ventricular thrombus formation associated with silent pericarditis and with ischemic and non-ischemic scar tissue, as detected by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI). The authors suggest CMRI as an additional technique along with echocardiography during follow-up of heart transplant recipients. CMRI may contribute to the early identification of areas of myocardial wall abnormalities suggestive of CAV, thus guiding diagnosis and prompt percutaneous treatment.
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Asunto principal:
Complicaciones Posoperatorias
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Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria
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Procesamiento de Imagen Asistido por Computador
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Ecocardiografía
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Cicatriz
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Imagen por Resonancia Cinemagnética
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Infarto del Miocardio
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Herz
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia