Clinical approach to acute cellular rejection from the pediatric heart transplant society.
Neha BansalMelanie D EverittDeipanjan NandiJoseph A SpinnerJennifer ConwayDefne A MagnettaElizabeth L ProfitaMadeleine TownsendJuan Carlos AlejosShriprasad R DeshpandePublished in: Pediatric transplantation (2022)
Cellular rejection treatment can be tailored to the clinical status, graft function, and the grade of cellular rejection. A case of mild and asymptomatic rejection may not require treatment, whereas a higher-grade rejection or rejection with graft dysfunction or hemodynamic compromise may require aggressive intravenous therapies, changes to maintenance immunosuppression therapy and augmented surveillance.