New developments for the detection and treatment of cardiac vasculopathy.
New developments for the detection and treatment of cardiac vasculopathy.
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DOI:
10.1097/hco.0000000000000388
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发表时间:
2017-05
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Mancini DM
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作者:
Clerkin KJ;Ali ZA;Mancini DM
Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is a major limitation to long term survival after heart transplantation. Innovative new techniques to diagnose CAV have been applied to detect disease. This review will examine the current diagnostic and treatment options available to clinicians for CAV. Diagnostic modalities addressing the pathophysiology underlying CAV (arterial wall thickening and decreased coronary blood flow) improve diagnostic sensitivity when compared to traditional (angiography and dobutamine stress echocardiography) techniques. Limited options are available to prevent and treat CAV; however progress has been made in making an earlier and more accurate diagnosis. Future research is needed to identify the optimal time to modify immunosuppression and investigate novel treatments for CAV.