The potential clinical role of ultrasonic strain and strain rate imaging in diagnosing acute rejection after heart transplantation

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 213-221

  Marciniak, Anna ^a   Eroglu, Elif ^a   Marciniak, Maciej ^a   Sirbu, Cristina ^a   Herbots, Lieven ^a   Droogne, Walter ^a   Claus, Piet ^a   D'hooge, Jan ^a   Bijnens, Bart ^a   Vanhaecke, Johan ^a   Sutherland, George R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heart transplantation; Rejection; Strain and strain rate imaging

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC GRAFT REJECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYSTOLE; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247535763     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euje.2006.03.014     Document Type: Article

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