Assessment of cardiac allograft systolic function by global longitudinal strain: From donor to recipient
DeVore AD, Alenezi F, Krishnamoorthy A, Ersboll M, Samsky MD, Schulte PJ, Patel CB, Rogers JG, Milano CA, Velazquez EJ, Khouri MG. Assessment of cardiac allograft systolic function by global longitudinal strain: From donor to recipient. Clinical Transplantation 2017, 31: e12961. PMID: 28294407, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLV global longitudinal strainLeft ventricular ejection fractionGlobal longitudinal strainMedian left ventricular ejection fractionSystolic functionLongitudinal strainLV systolic dysfunctionMyocardial systolic performancePost-transplant outcomesLV systolic functionVentricular ejection fractionDonor-recipient pairsMyocardial deformation analysisAllograft dysfunctionCardiac allograftsCause hospitalizationSystolic dysfunctionPretransplant levelsEjection fractionSystolic performanceCorresponding recipientsClinical implicationsRecipientsEchocardiogramFurther studies