Comparative Analysis of Conventional and Speckle Tracking Echocardiographic Variables between Patients with Unrejected Heart Transplants and Healthy Individuals.
Aline Oliveira Martins Campo Dall'OrtoMaria Estefania OttoSimone Ferreira LeiteMarco Antônio Freitas de Queiroz Maurício FilhoNatália Taveira MartinsSamuel Rabelo AraújoSoraya Vasconcelos AlmeidaLuiza Valle Oliveira BrizidaFernando Antibas AtikPublished in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2024)
Stable patients having undergone heart transplants without rejection have differences concerning echocardiographic variables compared to healthy individuals. These findings indicate that conventional echocardiographic measures and heart mechanics are altered in transplant patients even in the absence of rejection. Such findings are relevant to the clinical context and follow-up of the patient.