Chronic rejection in the form of cardiac allograft vasculopathy is one of the major factors that
affects long-term graft and patient survival after heart transplantation. Whereas multiple …

Highlights•Multimodality cardiac imaging plays a key role in the care of pediatric patients
after heart transplantation.•Alterations in diastolic functional indices become evident before …

Background: Recent guidelines recommend assessment of systolic function and filling
pressures to augment angiographic grading of cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV); …

CAV remains a leading cause of late graft loss and mortality among survivors of pediatric
heart transplantation. We sought to define the incidence of CAV and identify its predictors in …

The assessment of pediatric patients after orthotropic heart transplantation (OHT) relies
heavily on non-invasive imaging. Because of the potential risks associated with cardiac …

Background Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is a crucial problem after heart
transplantation, in adults as well as in children. CAV is the main risk factor for a reduced long …

Background Histopathologic features of late graft dysfunction (LGD) in endomyocardial
biopsies (EMBs) after pediatric heart transplantation (HT) have been incompletely described …

Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is a serious complication of heart transplantation in
adults and children. Risk factors include human leukocyte antigen mismatches, number and …

Background Proliferation signal inhibitors, such as sirolimus, are increasingly used in solid-
organ transplantation. However, limited data exist on sirolimus-treated pediatric patients. We …

Background Donors are matched for weight in pediatric heart transplantation (PHT), yet age
differences are not considered in this decision. In this study we attempt to identify the effect …