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European Heart Journal 1992 13(7):889-894;
Copyright © 1992 by the European Society of Cardiology.
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© 1992 The European Society of Cardiology

Serial Doppler echocardiographic assessment of left and right ventricular filling for non-invasive diagnosis of mild acute cardiac allograft rejection

C. H. SPES, S. D. SCHNAACK, A. SCHÜTZ, J. M. GOKEL, B. M. KEMKES, K. THEISEN and C. E. ANGERMANN

Departments of Cardiology (Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum Innenstadt), Cardiac Surgery (Klinikum Großhadern) and Pathology, University of Munich Germany

Received 4 February 1991; revised 22 October 1991; .

Correspondence. Christoph H. Spcs, MD, Dept. of Cardiology, Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum Innenstadt, University of Munich, Ziemssenstr. 1, W-8000 Münchcn 2, Germany

Abstract

Detection of acute cardiac allograft rejection (AR) remains an important clinical challenge. The role of Doppler echocardiography for the non-invasive diagnosis of AR is controversial, in particular with regard to milder forms of rejection. This study was designed to evaluate the potential of Doppler echocardiography for the non-invasive diagnosis of mild AR. Serial measurements of left and right ventricular filling parameters were performed in 31 heart transplant recipients and compared with simultaneously obtained endomyocardial biopsies. To account for biological and technical variability, consecutive rejection-free studies were used to calculate 95% confidence limits for mitral and tricuspid maximum early flow velocity and pressure half time. Measurements obtained during mild AR were then compared to these data. The study demonstrated that all parameters varied considerably between consecutive rejection-free examinations. Changes in left and right ventricular filling parameters during mild A R rarely exceeded the calculated 95% confidence limits. Thus Doppler echocardiography appears of little value for the non-invasive diagnosis of mild acute cardiac rejection.

Key Words: Heart transplantation • acute cardiac allograft rejection • Doppler echocardiography


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