Influence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors in the recipient on the development of cardiac allograft vasculopathy after heart transplantation
IJS Lázaro, LA Bonet, JM López, ES Lacuesta… - Transplantation …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is the leading cause of death heart
transplant (HT) recipients after the first year. We assessed the influence of cardiovascular
risk factors (CVRFs) in HT recipients on the development of CAV after 1 year of follow-up.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: From 2001 to 2005, we studied 72 patients who received a
HT and survived for at least 1 years. All patients underwent coronary arteriography and
intravascular ultrasonography at 1 year after HT. Cardiac allograft vasculopathy was defined …
transplant (HT) recipients after the first year. We assessed the influence of cardiovascular
risk factors (CVRFs) in HT recipients on the development of CAV after 1 year of follow-up.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: From 2001 to 2005, we studied 72 patients who received a
HT and survived for at least 1 years. All patients underwent coronary arteriography and
intravascular ultrasonography at 1 year after HT. Cardiac allograft vasculopathy was defined …