Cardiac magnetic resonance: Is it time to replace the endomyocardial biopsy to detect heart transplant rejection?

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 631-633

  Kobashigawa, Jon A ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC GRAFT REJECTION; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT SURVEY; BIOPSY; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

BIOPSY; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 84933177648     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2015.01.985     Document Type: Editorial

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