Usefulness of speckle tracking echocardiography and biomarkers for detecting acute cellular rejection after heart transplantation

Abstract Background Acute cellular rejection (ACR) is a major complication after heart transplantation. Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) remains the gold standard for its diagnosis, but it has concerning complications. We evaluated the usefulness of speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) and biomarkers...

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Main Authors: Cecilia Beatriz Bittencourt Viana Cruz, Ludhmila A. Hajjar, Fernando Bacal, Marco S. Lofrano-Alves, Márcio S. M. Lima, Maria C. Abduch, Marcelo L. C. Viera, Hsu P. Chiang, Juliana B. C. Salviano, Isabela Bispo Santos da Silva Costa, Julia Tizue Fukushima, Joao C. N. Sbano, Wilson Mathias, Jeane M. Tsutsui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Cardiovascular Ultrasound
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12947-020-00235-w