Lower frequency routine surveillance endomyocardial biopsies after heart transplantation.

In heart transplantation (HTx) patients, routine surveillance endomyocardial biopsies (rsEMB) are recommended for the detection of early cardiac allograft rejection. However, there is no consensus on the optimal frequency of rsEMB. Frequent rsEMB have shown a low diagnostic yield in the new era of p...

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Main Authors: Ludwig T Weckbach, Ulrich Maurer, Rene Schramm, Bruno C Huber, Korbinian Lackermair, Max Weiss, Bruno Meiser, Christian Hagl, Steffen Massberg, Sandra Eifert, Ulrich Grabmaier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5571958?pdf=render