Histologic compaison of allograft myocardium between short- and long-term survivors of human cardiac transplantation

A T Armstrong; P F Binkley; P B Baker; C V Leier

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01179-6

Histologic compaison of allograft myocardium between short- and long-term survivors of human cardiac transplantation

Am J Cardiol. 2000 Nov 15;86(10):1148-51, A9. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01179-6.

Authors

A T Armstrong¹, P F Binkley, P B Baker, C V Leier

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, USA.

PMID: 11074219
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01179-6

Abstract

Myocardial histology of cardiac allografts differed between short-term (<5 years) and long-term (>5 years) survivors after transplantation. These differences may partially be attributable to a higher prevalence of systemic hypertension and allograft rejection in the short-term survivors, affecting hemodynamics and allograft function.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Analysis of Variance
Biopsy
Cause of Death
Chi-Square Distribution
Endomyocardial Fibrosis / etiology*
Endomyocardial Fibrosis / mortality
Endomyocardial Fibrosis / pathology*
Female
Graft Rejection / pathology
Graft Survival
Heart Transplantation* / adverse effects*
Heart Transplantation* / mortality*
Heart Ventricles / pathology*
Humans
Hypertension / etiology
Hypertension / pathology
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
Survival Analysis
Time Factors
Transplantation, Homologous