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Cold ischaemic time and time after transplantation alter segmental myocardial velocities after heart transplantation

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Submitted by

Joel Dunning

Source

Source Name: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Source URL: http://ejcts.oxfordjournals.org/content/45/3/502.abstract

Author(s)

Daniela Föll, Michael Markl, Marius Menza, Asad Usman, Tobias Wengenmayer, Anna Lena Anjarwalla, Christoph Bode, James Carr, and Bernd Jung

Systolic and diastolic myocardial motion was determined using magnetic resonance tissue phase mapping (n=27). Cold ischemic time of the transplanted heart >155 min is associated with decreased myocardial velocities whereas longer postoperative time has a positive influence. The future aim is to develop a non-invasive method to diagnose transplant rejection.