Echocardiography after cardiac transplantation

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 917-925

  Burgess, Malcolm I ^a   Bhattacharyya, Anita ^a   Ray, Simon G ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE FILLING; HUMAN; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

EID: 0036739844     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mje.2002.119847     Document Type: Article

References (75)

1. Hosenpud JD, Bennett LE, Keck BM, Fiol B, Boucek M, Novick RJ. The registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: fifteenth official report- 1988. J Heart Lung Transplant 17:656-68, 1998
2. Shumway NE, Lower RR, Stofer RC. Transplantation of the heart. Adv Surg 1966;2:265-84.
3. Gorcsan J III, Snow ER, Paulsen W, Arrowood JA, Thompson JA, Nixon JV. Echocardiographic profile of the transplanted human heart in clinically well recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant 1992;11:80-9.
4. El Gamel A, Yonan NA, Grant S, Deiraniya AK, Rahman AN, Sarsam MA, et al. Orthotopic cardiac transplantation: a comparison of standard and bicaval Wythenshawe techniques. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995;109:721-9.
5. Peteiro J, Redondo F, Calvino R, Cuenca J, Pmdas G, Castro Beiras A. Differences in heart transplant physiology according to surgical technique. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1996;112:584-9.
6. Bhatia SIS, Kirshcnbaum JM, Shemin RJ, Cohn LH, Collins JJ, Di Sesa VJ, et al. Time course of resolution of pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular remodelling after orthotopic cardiac transplantation. Circulation 1987;76:819-26.
7. Greenberg ML, Uretsky BF, Reddy S, Bernstein RL, Griffith BP, Hardesty RL, et al. Long-term hemodynamic follow-up of cardiac transplant patient treated with cyclosporin and prednisolone. Circulation 1985;71:487-94.
8. Yoshida K, Yoshikawa J, Shakudo M, Akasaka T, Jyo Y, Takao S, et al. Color Doppler evaluation of valvular regurgitation in normal subjects. Circulation 1988;78:840-7.
9. Choong CY, Abascal VM, Weyman J, Levine RA, Gentile F, Thomas JD, et al. Prevalence of valvular regurgitation by Doppler echocardiography in patients with structurally normal hearts by two-dimensional echocardiography. Am Heart J 1989;117:636-42.
10. Cladellas M, Oriol A, Caralps JM. Quantitative assessment of valvular function after cardiac transplantation by pulsed Doppler echocardiography. Am J Cardiol 1994;73:1197-201.
11. Williams MJ, Lee MY, DiSalvo TG, Dec GW, Picard MH, Palacios IF, et al. Biopsy-induced flail tricuspid leaflets and tricuspid regurgitation following orthotopic cardiac transplantation. Am J Cardiol 1996;77:1339-44.
12. Reemtsma K, Hardy MA, Drusin RE, Smith CR, Rose EA. Cardiac transplantation: changing patterns in evaluation and treatment. Ann Surg 1985;202:418-24.
13. Cladellas M, Abadal ML. Early transient multi-valvular regurgitation detected by pulsed Doppler in cardiac transplantation. Am J Cardiol 1986;58:1122-4.
14. Frist WH, Stinson EB, Oyer PE, Baldwin JC, Shumway NE. Long-term hemodynamic results after cardiac transplantation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1987;94:685-93.
15. Kemkes BM, Reichenspurner H, Osterholzer G, Erdmann E, Lersch C, Schad N, et al. Hemodynamic results after orthotopic heart transplantation. Transplant Proc 1986;18:31-4.
16. Thompson ME, Shapiro AP, Johnsen AM, Itzkoff JM, Hardesty RL, Griffith BP, et al. The contrasting effects of cyclosporin A and azathioprine on arterial blood pressure and renal function following cardiac transplantation. Int J Cardiol 1986;11:219-29.
17. Farge D, Julien J, Amrein C, Guillemain R, Vulser C, Mihaileanu S, et al. Effect of systemic hypertension on renal function and left ventricular hypertrophy in heart transplant recipients. J Am Coll Cardiol 1990;15:1095-101.
18. Sagar KB, Hastillo A, Wolfgang TC, Lower RR, Hess ML. Left ventricular mass by M-mode echocardiogaphy in cardiac transplant patients with acute rejection. Circulation 1981;64(suppl II):216-20.
19. Weitzman LB, Tinker WP, Kronzon I, Cohen ML, Glassman E, Spencer FC. The incidence and natural history of pericardial effusions after cardiac surgery: an echocardiographic study. Circulation 1984;69:506-11.
20. Kronzon I, Cohen ML, Winer HE. Cardiac tamponade by loculated pericardial hematoma: limitations of M-mode echocardiography. J Am Coll Cardiol 1983;1:913-5.
21. Vandenberg BF, Mohanty PK, Craddock KJ, Barnhart G, Hanrahan J, Szentpetery S, et al. Clinical significance of pericardial effusion after heart transplantation. J Heart Transplant 1988;7:128-34.
22. Hunt S. Complications of heart transplantations. J Heart Transplant 1983;3:70-9.
23. Kirklin JK, Naftel DC, McGiffin DC, McVay RF, Blackstone EH, Karp KB. Analysis of morbid events and risk factors for death after cardiac transplantation. J Am Coll Cardiol 1988;11:917-24.
24. Kaye DM, Bergin P, Buckland M, Esmore D. Value of post-operative assessment of cardiac allograft function by transoesophageal echocardiography. J Heart Lung Transplant 1994;13:165-72.
25. Fragomeni LS, Kaye MP. The Registry of International Society for Heart Transplantation: fifth official report- 1988. J Heart Transplant 1988;8:249-53.
26. Billingham ME, Cary NR, Hammond ME, Kemnitz J, Marboe C, McCallister HA, et al. A working formulation for the standardization of nomenclature in the diagnosis of heart and lung rejection: heart rejection study group. J Heart Transplant 1990;9:587-93.
27. Nakhleh RE, Jones J, Goswitz JJ, Anderson EA, Titus J. Correlation of endomyocardial biopsy findings with autopsy findings in human cardiac allografts. J Heart Lung Transplant 1992;11:479-85.
28. Griepp RB, Stinson EB, Dong E Jr, Clark DA, Shumway NE. Acute rejection of the allografted human heart. Ann Thor Surg 1971;12:113-26.
29. Frey AW, Uberfuhr P, Achakri H, Fuch A, Reichart B, Theisen K. Detecting acute graft rejection in patients after orthotopic heart transplantation: analysis of heart rate variability in the frequency domain. J Heart Lung Transplant 1998;17:578-85.
30. Sands KEF, Appel ML, Lilly LS, Schoen FJ, Mudge GH, Cohen RJ. Power spectrum analysis of heart rate variability in human cardiac transplant recipients. Circulation 1989;79:76-82.
31. Zbilut JP, Murdock DK, Lawson L, Lawless CE, Von Dreele MM, Porges SW. Use of power spectral analysis for respiratory sinus arrhythmia to detect graft rejection. J Heart Lung Transplant 1988;7:280-7.
32. Reichenspurner H, Ertel W, Hammer C, Lersch C, Reichart B, Uberfuhr P, et al. Immunologic monitoring of heart transplant patiems under cyclosporin immunosupression. Transplant Proc 1984;5:1251-4.
33. Alexis JD, Lao CD, Selter JG, Courtney MC, Correa DK, Lansman SL, et al. Cardiac troponin-T: a noninvasive marker for heart transplant rejection? J Heart Lung Transplant 1998;17:395-8.
34. Oyer PE, Stinson EB, Jamieson SW, et al. Cyclosporin in cardiac transplantation: a 2 1/2 year follow-up. Transplant Proc 1983;15:2546-52.
35. Oyer PE, Stinson EB, Jamieson SW, et al. Cyclosporin in cardiac atlografiing: a preliminary experience. Transplant Proc 1983;15:1247-52.
36. Leachman RD, Cokkinos DV, Rochelle DG, Zamalloa O, Milam JD, Hallman GL, et al. Serial hemodynamic study of the transplanted heart and correlation with clinical rejection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1971;61:561-9.
37. Stinson EB, Tecklenberg PL, Hollingsworth JF, Jones KW, Sloane R, Rahmoeller G. Changes in left ventricular mechanical and hemodynamic function during acute rejection of orthotopically transplanted hearts in dogs. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1974;68:783-91.
38. Paulsen W, Magid N, Sagar K, Hastillo A, Wolfgang TC, Lower RR, et al. Left ventricular function of heart allografts during acute rejection: an echocardiographic assessment. Heart Transplantation 1985;5:525-9.
39. Valantine HA, Fowler MB, Hunt SA, Naasz C, Hatle LK, Billingham ME, et al. Changes in Doppler echocardiographic indexes of left ventricular function as potential markers of acute cardiac rejection. Circulation 1987;76(suppl V):86-92.
40. St. Goar FG, Gibbons R, Schnittger I, Valantine HA, Popp RL. Left ventricular diastolic function: Doppler echocardiographic changes soon after cardiac transplantation. Circulation 1990;82:872-8.
41. Valantine HA, Hatle LK, Appleton CP, Gibbons R, Popp RL. Variability, of Doppler echocardiographic indices of left ventricular filling in transplant recipients and in normal subjects. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 1990;3:276-84.
42. Ciliberto GK, Cataldo G, Cipriani M, Mascarello M, Faletra F, Gronda E, et al. Echocardiographic assessment of cardiac allograft rejection. Eur Heart J 1989;10:400-8.
43. Hsu DT, Spotnitz HM. Echocardiographic diagnosis of cardiac allograft rejection. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 1990;33:149-60.
44. Dodd DA, Brady LD, Carden KA, Frist WH, Boucek MM, Boucek RJ Jr. Pattern of echocardiographic abnormalities with acute cardiac allograft rejection in adults: correlation with endomyocardial biopsy. J Heart Lung Transplant 1993;12:1009-18.
45. Boucek RJ, Gavin P, Keehn C, Cooper D, Asante-Korang A. An improved echocardiographic surveillance strategy following pediatric heart transplantation. Circulation 1999;100(suppl I):395.
46. Moidl R, Chevtchik O, Simon P, Grimm M, Wieselthaler G, Ullrich R, et al. Noninvasive monitoring of peak filling rate with acoustic quantification echocardiography accurately detects acute cardiac allogmtt rejection. J Heart Lung Transplant 1999;18:194-201.
47. Pai RG, Suzuki M, Heywood T, Ferry DR, Shah PM. Mitral A velocity transit time to the outflow tract as a measure of left ventricular diastolic stiffness: haemodynamic correlations in patients with coronary artery disease. Circulation 1994;89:553-7.
48. Boyd SYN, Mego DM, Khan NA, Rubal BJ, Gilbert TM. Doppler echocardiography in cardiac transplant patients: allograft rejection and its relationship to diastolic function. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 1997;10:526-31.
49. Puleo JA, Aranda JM, Weston MW, Cintron G, French M, Clark L, et al. Noninvasive detection of allograft rejection in heart transplant recipients by use of Doppler tissue imaging. J Heart Lung Transplant 1998;17:176-84.
50. Mankad S, Murali S, Kormos RL, Mandarino WA, Gorcsan J. Evaluation of the potential role of color-coded tissue Doppler echocardiography in the detection of allograft rejection in heart transplant recipients. Am Heart J 1999;138:721-30.
51. Yun KL, Niczyporuk MA, Daughters GT 2nd, Ingels NB Jr, Stinson EB, Alderman EL, et al. Alterations in left ventricular diastolic twist mechanics during acute human cardiac allograft rejection. Circulation 1991;83:962-73.
52. Gulick T, Chung MK, Pieper SJ, Lange LG, Schreiner GF. Interleukin-1 and tumour necrosis factor inhibit cardiac myocyte B-adrenergic responsiveness. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1989;86:6753-7.
53. Valantine HA, Appleton CP, Hatle LK, Hunt SA, Billingham ME, Shumway NE, et al. A hemodynamic and Doppler echocardiographic study of ventricular function in long-term cardiac allograft recipients: etiology and prognosis of restrictive-constrictive physiology. Circulation 1989;79:66-75.
54. Kobashigawa J, Stevenson LW, Moriguchi J, Westlake C, Wilmarth J, Kawata N, et al. Randomized study of high dose omi cyclosporin therapy for mild acute cardiac rejection. J Heart Transplant 1989;8:53-8.
55. Ross HI, Gullestad L, Hunt SA, Tovey DA, Puryear JB, McMillan A, et al. Early Doppler echocardiographic dysfunction is associated with an increased mortality after orthotopic cardiac transplantation. Circulation 1996;94(suppl):289-93.
56. Grant SCD, Brooks NH, Levy RD. Routine coronary angiography after heart transplantation. Heart 1997;77:101-2.
57. Jamieson SW. Investigation of heart transplant atherosclerosis. Circulation 1992;85:1211-3.
58. Johnson DE, Alderman EL, Schroeder JS, Gao SZ, Hunt S, DeCampli WM, et al. Transplant coronary artery disease: histopathologic correlations with angiographic morphology. J Am Coll Cardiol 1991;17:449-57.
59. Billingham ME. Graft coronary disease: the lesions and the patients. Tranplant Proc 1989;21:3665-6.
60. St. Goar FG, Pinto F J, Alderman EL, Fitzgerald PJ, Stinson EB, Billingham ME, et al. Intra-coronary ultrasound in cardiac transplant recipients: in vivo evidence of angiographically silent intimal thickening. Circulation 1992;85:979-87.
61. Pflugfelder PW, Boughner DE, Rudas L, Kostuk WJ. Enhanced detection of cardiac allograft arterial disease with intracoronary ultrasonographic imaging. Am Heart J 1993;125:1583-91.
62. Spes CH, Klauss V, Rieber J, Schnaack SD, Tammen AR, Uberfuhr P, et al. Functional and morphological findings in heart transplant recipients with a normal coronary angiogram: an analysis by dobutamine stress echocardiography, intracoronary Doppler and intravascular ultrasound. J Heart Lung Transplant 1999;18:391-8.
63. Rickenbacher PR, Pinto FJ, Chenzbraun A, Botas J, Lewis NP, Alderman EL, et al. Incidence an severity of transplant coronary artery disease early and up to 15 years after transplantation as detected by intravascular ultrasound. J Am Coll Cardiol 1995;25:171-7.
64. Spes CH, Mudra H, Schnaack SD, Klauss V, Reichle FM, Uberfuhr P, et al. Dobutamine stress echocardiography for noninvasive diagnosis of cardiac allograft vasculopathy: a comparison with angiography and intravascular ultrasound. Am J Cardiol 1996;78:168-74.
65. Klauss V, Ackermann K, Henneke KH, Spes C, Zeitlmann T, Werner F, et al. Epicardial intimal thickening in transplant coronary artery disease and resistance vessel response to adenosine: a combined intravascular ultrasound and Doppler study. Circulation 1997;96(suppl II):159-64.
66. Gao SZ, Alderman EL, Schroeder JS, Silverman JS, Hunt SA. Accelerated coronary vascular disease in the heart transplant patient: coronary arteriographic findings. J Am Coll Cardiol 1988;12:334-40.
67. Bajaj S, Shah A, Crandall C, Ibrahim H, Vetrovec G, Disciascio G, et al. Coronary collateral circulation in the transplanted heart. Circulation 1993;88:263-9.
68. Borow KM, Neumann A, Arensman FW, et al. Cardiac and peripheral vascular responses to adrenoreceptor stimulation and blockade after cardiac transplantation. J Am Coll Cardiol 1987;14:1229-38.
69. Derumeaux G, Redonnet M, Mouton-Schleifer D, Bessou JP, Cribier A, Saoudi N, et al. Dobutamine stress echocardiography in orthotopic heart transplant recipients. J Am Coll Cardiol 1995;25:1665-72.
70. Akosah KO, Mohanty, PK, Funai JT, Jesse RL, Minisi AJ, Crandall CW, et al. Noninvasive detection of transplant coronary artery disease by dobutamine stress echocardiography. J Heart Lung Transplant 1994;13:1024-38.
71. Kaye DM, Esler M, Kingwall B, McPherson G, Ismore D, Jennings G. Functional and neurochemical evidence for partial cardiac sympathetic reinnervation after cardiac transplantation in humans. Circulation 1993;88:1110-8.
72. Akosah KO, Olsovsky M, Kirchberg D, Salter D, Mohanty PK. Dobutamine stress echocardiography predicts cardiac events in heart transplant recipients. Circulation 1996;94:283-8.
73. Lewis J, Selman SB, Murphy JD, Mills RM Jr, Geiser EA, Conti CR. Dobutamine echocardiography for prediction of ischemic events in heart transplant patients. J Heart Lung Transplant 1997;16:390-3.
74. Akosah KO, Hanrahan JS, Prinz A, et al. Dobutamine stress echocardiography done early after cardiac transplantation predicts development of accelerated allograft coronary artery disease. Circulation 1996;94(suppl):I25.
75. Popp R, Agatston A, Armstrong W, Nanda N, Pearlman A, Rakowski H, et al. Recommendations for training in performance and interpretation of stress echocardiography. Committee on Physician Training and Education of the American Society of Echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 1998;11:95-6.