Echocardiographic assessment of chamber size and ventricular function during the first year after heart transplantation.
Annika IngvarssonAnna Werther EvaldssonJohan WaktareOscar BraunGustav Jan SmithAnders RoijerGöran RådegranCarl MeurlingPublished in: Clinical physiology and functional imaging (2021)
Stable OHT recipients reached steady state regarding LV function 1 month after transplantation. In contrast, RV function displayed gradual improvement the first year following OHT, indicating delayed RV adaptation as compared to the LV. Improved RV function parameters were independent of invasively measured pulmonary pressures.