Essentials in the diagnosis of postoperative myocardial lesions similar to or unrelated to rejection in heart transplant
Background, objectives: Histological diagnosis of control biopsies in patients with heart transplant represents a significant step of monitoring, with a great influence on adjusting immunosuppressive treatment. Histological lesions are usually related to ischemia and reperfusion, with varying degree...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sciendo
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Romanian Journal of Laboratory Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/rrlm-2021-0018 |
| Summary: | Background, objectives: Histological diagnosis of control biopsies in patients with heart transplant represents a significant step of monitoring, with a great influence on adjusting immunosuppressive treatment. Histological lesions are usually related to ischemia and reperfusion, with varying degrees of intensity. This study aimed to highlight the most important aspects of the histological diagnosis and differential diagnosis of postoperative myocardial lesions associated or unrelated to rejection in heart transplant. |
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| ISSN: | 2284-5623 |