Strain-encoded cardiac magnetic resonance for the evaluation of chronic allograft vasculopathy in transplant recipients

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2587-2596

  Korosoglou, G ^a   Osman, N F ^b,c   Dengler, T J ^a   Riedle, N ^a   Steen, H ^a   Lehrke, S ^a   Giannitsis, E ^a   Katus, H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NILE UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Adenosine stress testing; Cardiac allograft vasculopathy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Myocardial perfusion; Strain encoded MR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CARDIAC ALLOGRAFT VASCULOPATHY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENOSIS; SYSTOLE;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY CIRCULATION; DIASTOLE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SYSTOLE; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350128487     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02769.x     Document Type: Article

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