The role of echocardiography in heart transplantation.
Echocardiography has gained increasing importance as an imaging modality in the care of the cardiac transplant recipient. Its utility in detecting the complications of transplantation, with special reference to the diagnosis of rejection and graft arteriosclerosis, is discussed. On the basis of a review of the current literature, an outline for serial echocardiographic studies is proposed.
Hauptman
P J
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Cardiology Department, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY 10029.
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D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D004452:Echocardiography; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*