Normal Reference Ranges for Transthoracic Echocardiography Following Heart Transplantation

• Published in: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 349 - 360
• Main Authors: Ingvarsson, Annika, Werther Evaldsson, Anna, Waktare, Johan, Nilsson, Johan, Smith, Gustav J., Stagmo, Martin, Roijer, Anders, Rådegran, Göran, Meurling, Carl J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2018
• Subjects: Allograft; Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease; Clinical Medicine; Heart transplantation; Kardiologi; Kardiologi och kardiovaskulära sjukdomar; Klinisk medicin; Medical and Health Sciences; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Speckle-tracking; Strain; Two-dimensional echocardiography; RV; STE; Heart transplantation; Two-dimensional echocardiography; RVfree; LV; PASP; TAPSE; HTx; Strain; 3D; BSA; 2D; LVGLS; Speckle-tracking; CAV; LVGCS; Allograft

Heart function following heart transplantation (HTx) is influenced by numerous factors. It is typically evaluated using transthoracic echocardiography, but reference values are currently unavailable for this context. The primary aim of the present study was to derive echocardiographic reference valu...