Cardiac Transplantation

Changes in ejection fraction or volume in transplanted hearts are abnormal

Published in Blood Weekly, September 1st, 2005

Researchers have investigated the stability of right and left ventricular ejection fractions and volumes after heart transplantation.

Scientists writing in the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation report, "The long-term stability of right ventricular (RV) and left ventricular (LV) volume and function after heart transplantation has not been well characterized. Accordingly, the objective of [our] study was to assess time-and rejection-dependent changes in RV and LV function and volume after cardiac transplantation by means of a recently validated 3-dimensional tomographic equilibrium radionuclide ventriculography approach."

R.P. Streeter...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2005-09-01)

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