[HTML][HTML] Immunological Nuances and Complications of Pediatric Organ Transplant: A Narrative Review

VR Velagala, NR Velagala, A Singh, T Kumar… - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Organ transplantation is considered an exaggerated immune state in which the body reacts
in an elaborate cascade of reactions against the lifesaving graft transplanted. Unrepairable …

Accuracy of free-breathing multi-parametric SASHA in identifying T1 and T2 elevations in pediatric orthotopic heart transplant patients

DP Richmann, J Contento, V Cleveland… - The international journal …, 2024 - Springer
T1/T2 parametric mapping may reveal patterns of elevation (“hotspots”) in myocardial
diseases, such as rejection in orthotopic heart transplant (OHT) patients. This study aimed to …

Non-invasive myocardial tissue deformation and discoordination indices predict cardiac allograft vasculopathy in pediatric heart transplantation patients

M Schäfer, SD Miyamoto, J Jaggers, MD Everitt… - … International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
There is an urgent need for non-invasive imaging-based biomarkers suitable for diagnostic
surveillance of cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) in pediatric heart transplant (PHT) …

T1 mapping: a non-invasive tool to assess the systemic right ventricle

S Shaji, T Alsaied, A Saraf, A Hoskoppal… - … International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Ventricular remodeling leads to fibrotic changes in systemic right ventricles (RV). Native T1
mapping provides a quantitative measure in myocardial tissue characterization. The aim of …

A phantom for targeted endomyocardial biopsy training

J Contento, V Cleveland, T Ehtiati… - Catheterization and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) of the right ventricular (RV) septal surface during cardiac
catheterization is the standard method to assess cardiac allograft rejection, heart failure, or …

Cardiac magnetic resonance assessment of acute rejection and cardiac allograft vasculopathy in pediatric heart transplant

S Kikano, S Lee, D Dodd, J Godown, D Bearl… - The Journal of Heart and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background In pediatric heart transplant (PHT), cardiac catheterization with endomyocardial
biopsy (EMB) is standard for diagnosing acute rejection (AR) and cardiac allograft …

Non-invasive detection of acute cell-mediated graft rejection in paediatric heart transplant recipients: the role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance

V Gesuete - 2024 - amsdottorato.unibo.it
Background and Aim: Acute cardiac rejection is currently diagnosed by endomyocardial
biopsy (EMB), but multiparametric cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) may be a non …