Temporal changes in CT-derived fractional flow reserve in patients after heart transplantation.

Simran P SharmaJavier SanzAlexander HirschRicha PatelAlina A ConstantinescuMaya BarghashDonna M ManciniJasper J BrugtsKadir CaliskanYannick J H J TaverneOlivier C ManintveldRicardo P J Budde

Published in: European radiology (2024)

CT-derived fractional flow reserve (FFRct) is important for monitoring cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) in heart transplant patients. Over time, transplant patients showed a decrease in distal FFRct and an increase in coronary stenoses. Temporal changes in FFRct could be crucial for transplant follow-up, aiding in CAV detection.

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end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
computed tomography
heart failure
magnetic resonance
image quality
positron emission tomography
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