TY - JOUR
T1 - Heart rate and cardiac allograft vasculopathy in heart transplant recipients
AU - Olmetti, Francesca
AU - Pinna, Gian Domenico
AU - Maestri, Roberto
AU - D'Armini, Andrea
AU - Pellegrini, Carlo
AU - Viganò, Mario
AU - Lilleri, Daniele
AU - Gerna, Giuseppe
AU - Febo, Oreste
AU - La Rovere, Maria Teresa
PY - 2011/12
Y1 - 2011/12
N2 - Background: Elevated heart rate (HR) has been indicated as risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Experimental data support a role of HR in the progression and severity of atherosclerotic lesions. Sinus tachycardia is common in heart transplant patients due to the lack of autonomic control. This study assessed the role of HR in the development of cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) in heart transplant recipients. Methods: Data from 244 allograft recipients were analyzed. Known factors affecting CAV and mean HR obtained from 24-hour recordings at 1 year (dichotomized at
AB - Background: Elevated heart rate (HR) has been indicated as risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Experimental data support a role of HR in the progression and severity of atherosclerotic lesions. Sinus tachycardia is common in heart transplant patients due to the lack of autonomic control. This study assessed the role of HR in the development of cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) in heart transplant recipients. Methods: Data from 244 allograft recipients were analyzed. Known factors affecting CAV and mean HR obtained from 24-hour recordings at 1 year (dichotomized at
KW - coronary allograft vasculopathy
KW - donor age
KW - heart rate
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U2 - 10.1016/j.healun.2011.07.009
DO - 10.1016/j.healun.2011.07.009
M3 - Article
C2 - 21840733
AN - SCOPUS:80655149056
SN - 1053-2498
VL - 30
SP - 1368
EP - 1373
JO - Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
JF - Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
IS - 12
ER -