Follow-up examination of 12 heart transplant recipients with cardiac CT.
Clin Imaging
; 36(6): 732-8, 2012.
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| ID: mdl-23154002
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The aims of this study were to observe the changes of a transplanted heart with cardiac computed tomography (CT) and to evaluate the clinical application of the examination.METHODS:
Cardiac CT was performed on 12 heart transplant recipients, of which 4 cases were also examined by echocardiography. Coronary arteries, the cardiac chamber, and the wall were shown with three-dimensional imaging techniques, and their changes were analyzed and discussed.RESULTS:
Twelve heart transplant recipients were successfully examined by CT. All transplanted hearts were found with good anastomosis at the great vessels and atria. Coronary allograft vasculopathy was found in 7 cases, of which 4 cases were found with ventricular dilation or ventricular septum thickening and 1 with tricuspid regurgitation. Ventricular dilation was found in other 3 cases, of which 1 was found with ventricular septum thickening and 1 with tricuspid regurgitation. No abnormality was found by cardiac CT in the rest 2 cases, which were found with mitral regurgitation by echocardiography.CONCLUSION:
Cardiac CT can clearly and directly display the changes in the shape of a transplanted heart and coronary artery abnormalities. It will become an ideal noninvasive follow-up method for the heart transplant recipients.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Heart Transplantation
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Heart Failure
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Imaging
Journal subject:
DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China