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Value of Echocardiographic Determination of Isovolumic Relaxation-time in the Detection of Heart-transplant Rejection

Year: 1991

Type: article

Abstract: The reproducibility of the measurement of isovolumic relaxation time in heart transplant recipients was assessed in eight heart transplant recipients. The value of routine measurement of isovolumic relaxation time and fractional shortening by echocardiography in the diagnosis of rejection was assessed by comparison with endomyocardial biopsy results in 12 patients. Despite a large, unexplained variability that will limit the application of the test in the individual patient, there was a significant fall in isovolumic relaxation time with moderate to severe rejection.

Source: PubMed

DOI: 10.25405/ncl.34085430

Authors: SS FURNISS, Alan Murray, S HUNTER, V DOUGENIS, CGA MCGREGOR

Institutions: Freeman Hospital, Newcastle University

Language: English

Topic: Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2418654522

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