Heart transplant systolic and diastolic function is impaired by prolonged pretransplant graft ischaemic time and high donor age: An echocardiographic study

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Rustad, Lene A ^a,b   Nytrøen, Kari ^a   Andreassen, Arne ^a   Geiran, Odd ^a   Endresen, Knut ^a   Gullestad, Lars ^a,c   Aakhus, Svend ^a,b   Amundsen, Brage H ^b,d  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Donor age; Echocardiography; Graft ischaemic time; Heart transplantation; Tissue doppler

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; DONOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GRAFT ISCHEMIC TIME; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEART FUNCTION; HEART GRAFT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DONOR AGE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GRAFT ISCHAEMIC TIME; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE DOPPLER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; SYSTOLE; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTATION; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84880653483     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt233     Document Type: Article

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