[Criteria of detection and treatment of rejection crises following human cardiac transplantation in a series of 10 cases]

Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss. 1975 Aug;68(8):801-4.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Analysis of a series of 10 cardiac transplantations confirmed that the reject phenomena have a paroxysmal course, the diagnosis of which is different according to the time occurence of the reject crises, whether early (acute early rejection) or late (late acute rejection or chronic rejection). Because of the early diagnosis based on the follow-up of the electrocardiogram, of coagulation, of the graft flow, overcome eight rejection crises on the 3 patients with middle-term survival.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / etiology
  • Cardiac Output
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / etiology
  • Graft Rejection / diagnosis*
  • Graft Rejection / drug therapy
  • Heart Transplantation*
  • Heparin / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Postoperative Complications / mortality
  • Transplantation, Homologous

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Heparin