The effects of donor-specific antibody characteristics on cardiac allograft vasculopathy.
Maggie WangNikhil J PatelXiaohai ZhangEvan P KransdorfBabak AzarbalMichelle M KittlesonLawrence S C CzerJon A KobashigawaJignesh K PatelPublished in: Clinical transplantation (2021)
DSA that are persistent, 1:8 dilution positive, C1q positive, and Class II are associated with more severe grades of CAV. These DSA characteristics may prognosticate disease and warrant consideration for treatment.