Acute humoral rejection in an infant without risk factors after heart transplantation

• Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 126 - 128
• Main Authors: Binsalamah, Ziyad M., Marcano, Juan, Zea‐Vera, Rodrigo, Tunuguntla, Hari, Kearney, Debra L., Heinle, Jeffrey S., Fraser, Charles D., Mery, Carlos M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2018
• Subjects: dilated cardiomyopathy; heart transplantation; humoral rejection; heart transplantation; humoral rejection; dilated cardiomyopathy

Graft rejection is the most common factor that limits graft survival after transplantation. During infancy, the humoral immune system is partially suppressed and humoral rejection of a cardiac allograft has not been reported in the absence of risk factors such as prior transplantation, blood transfu...