Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 2024; 121(8): e20240452
Do We Need New Echocardiographic Parameters for Transplant Recipients without Rejection?
Alberto Rodolpho Hüning
, Vitor Emer Egypto Rosa
This Short Editorial is referred by the Research article "Comparative Analysis of Conventional and Speckle Tracking Echocardiographic Variables between Patients with Unrejected Heart Transplants and Healthy Individuals".
Introduction
Heart transplant represents the principal therapeutic modality for patients with end-stage heart failure unresponsive to maximized medical and surgical management. Brazil boasts one of the most extensive public health systems for organ transplantation globally, with nearly all procedures conducted under the Unified Health System (SUS). However, there is still a lack of studies validating normal echocardiographic parameters in this population, and this was the topic of the study conducted by Dall’Orto et al.
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Keywords: Echocardiography; Heart Transplant; Longitudinal Strain
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