Coronary Microcirculatory Dysfunction and Acute Cellular Rejection After Heart Transplantation.
Joo-Myung LeeKi Hong ChoiJin Oh ChoiDoosup ShinYoonjee ParkJuwon KimSeung-Hun LeeDarae KimJeong Hoon YangYang Hyun ChoKiick SungJi Yeon ChoiMeesoon ParkJung-Sun KimTaek Kyu ParkYoung Bin SongJoo-Yong HahnSeung-Hyuk ChoiHyeon-Cheol GwonJae K OhEun-Seok JeonPublished in: Circulation (2021)
Coronary microcirculatory dysfunction assessed by IMR measured early after heart transplantation showed significant association with the risk of acute cellular rejection. In addition to surveillance endomyocardial biopsy, early stratification using IMR could be a clinically useful tool to identify patients at higher risk of future acute cellular rejection after heart transplantation. Registration: URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT02798731.