Speckle-tracking-based global longitudinal and circumferential strain detect early signs of antibody-mediated rejection in heart transplant patients.

Agnieszka CiarkaFilipa CordeiroWalter DroogneJohan Van Cleemput Jens Uwe Voigt

Published in: European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging (2021)

GLS and GCS show a progressive decrease months before AMR becomes clinically apparent. Our data suggest that global strain assessment by echocardiography allows an early detection of a developing AMR, which could improve the clinical management of HTx patients.

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