The Role of Left Atrial Longitudinal Strain in the Diagnosis of Acute Cellular Rejection in Heart Transplant Recipients

The Role of Left Atrial Longitudinal Strain in the Diagnosis of Acute Cellular Rejection in Heart Transplant Recipients

Our aim was to investigate the role of left atrial longitudinal strain (LALS) in the non-invasive diagnosis of acute cellular rejection (ACR) episodes in heart transplant (HTx) recipients. Methods: We performed successive echocardiographic exams in 18 consecutive adult HTx recipients in their first...

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Main Authors: Sara Rodríguez-Diego, Martín Ruiz-Ortiz, Mónica Delgado-Ortega, Jiwon Kim, Jonathan W. Weinsaft, José J. Sánchez-Fernández, Rosa Ortega-Salas, Lucía Carnero-Montoro, Francisco Carrasco-Ávalos, José López-Aguilera, Amador López-Granados, José M. Arizón del Prado, Elías Romo-Peñas, Laura Pardo-González, Francisco J. Hidalgo-Lesmes, Manuel Pan Álvarez-Ossorio, Dolores Mesa-Rubio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
rejection
left atrial strain
speckle-tracking echocardiography
heart transplantation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/17/4987

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