Less Invasive Acute Rejection Surveillance After Pediatric Heart Transplantation: Experiences From a Low-intensity Biopsy Center
Combining frequent clinical follow-up with echocardiographic assessment using TDI as a less invasive method of rejection surveillance did not compromise long-term clinical outcomes. Validated in larger pediatric cohorts, it could save invasive biopsies, reducing the risk of biopsy-related complications and medical costs.
Authors
- Katja Weiss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1247-6754)
- Frank Konietschke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5674-2076)
- Fatima I. Lunze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7888-1480)
- Oliver Miera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7643-1611)
- Lisa‐Maria Rosenthal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4083-1186)
- Regina Stegherr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0528-348X)
- Lutz Müller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2212-8166)
- Michaela Maria Freitag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0924-1277)
- Felix Berger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2826-1363)
- Titus Kühne
- M. Yigitbasi
- K. Schmitt
- Danne Friederike
Institutions
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DE)
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DE)
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transplantation Direct
- Published
- 2026-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/txd.0000000000001920
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00