Optical coherence tomography for early detection of cardiac allograft vasculopathy in pediatric heart recipients
OCT detects early-stage CAV in pediatric heart transplant recipients with substantially greater sensitivity than angiography. Everolimus may mitigate early CAV progression. OCT offers significant potential for early detection and risk stratification.
Authors
- Friederike Danne
- Oliver Miera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7643-1611)
- Peter Krämer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4780-5271)
- Felix Berger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2826-1363)
- Lisa-Maria Rosenthal
- Ezgi Yavasca
- Stephan Schubert
- Annemarie Krauss
Institutions
- Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Cardiology
- Published
- 2026-01-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.134146
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 39.15