Quilty Indicates Increased Risk for Microvasculopathy and Poor Survival After Heart Transplantation

Background The impact of Quilty (sub-endocardial infiltration of lymphocytes) on the development of stenotic microvasculopathy and outcome after heart transplantation has not yet been evaluated. Methods Biopsies ( n = 9,713) obtained within the first post-transplant year from 873 patients (722 men,...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of heart and lung transplantation 2008-03, Vol.27 (3), p.289-296
Hauptverfasser: Hiemann, Nicola E., MD, Knosalla, Christoph, MD, PhD, Wellnhofer, Ernst, MD, Lehmkuhl, Hans B., MD, Hetzer, Roland, MD, PhD, Meyer, Rudolf, MD, PhD
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Zusammenfassung:Background The impact of Quilty (sub-endocardial infiltration of lymphocytes) on the development of stenotic microvasculopathy and outcome after heart transplantation has not yet been evaluated. Methods Biopsies ( n = 9,713) obtained within the first post-transplant year from 873 patients (722 men, age 49.3 ± 0.3 years) were evaluated by light microscopy (hematoxylin–eosin) for Quilty and cellular rejection (ISHLT), stenotic microvasculopathy (luminal radius:medial thickness ratio
ISSN:1053-2498
1557-3117
DOI:10.1016/j.healun.2007.11.573