Doppler tissue imaging in children following cardiac transplantation: A comparison to catheter derived hemodynamics
Goldberg DJ, Quartermain MD, Glatz AC, Hall EK, Davis E, Kren SA, Hanna BD, Cohen MS. Doppler tissue imaging in children following cardiac transplantation: A comparison to catheter derived hemodynamics. Pediatric Transplantation 2011, 15: 488-494. PMID: 21518161, PMCID: PMC3140578, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2011.01503.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade cellular rejectionTricuspid EHeart transplantationCellular rejectionFilling pressureMean RAPVentricular filling pressurePediatric heart transplantationMean PCWPCardiac transplantationHeart transplantDoppler tissueElevated PCWPMyocardial velocitiesProspective analysisTransplantationRejection statusPCWPChildrenSubjectsPrevious studiesTransplantHemodynamicsRejection