Bradycardia in Recent Heart Transplant: Will the Microscope Illuminate the True Answer?

Amit Alam; Philip F Halloran; Christo Mathew; Samreen Fathima; Alexia Ghazi; Parag Kale; Shelley A Hall

doi:10.14797/PREM9909

Bradycardia in Recent Heart Transplant: Will the Microscope Illuminate the True Answer?

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal

Volume 17 (2021): Issue 2

By: Amit Alam, Philip F Halloran, Christo Mathew, Samreen Fathima, Alexia Ghazi, Parag Kale and Shelley A Hall

Open Access

|Jun 2021

Abstract

Transplant recipients are at risk of developing rejection that may cause significant morbidity and mortality following transplantation. The clinical presentation of rejection may be atypical, leading to difficulties in diagnosis and management especially in cases with a nondiagnostic biopsy specimen. The emergence of artificial intelligence may aid in clinical decision making when traditional techniques are inconclusive.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14797/PREM9909 | Journal eISSN: 1947-6108

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Language: English

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Published on: Jun 16, 2021

Published by: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center

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Keywords:

allograft rejection,

endomyocardial biopsy,

molecular microscope

© 2021 Amit Alam, Philip F Halloran, Christo Mathew, Samreen Fathima, Alexia Ghazi, Parag Kale, Shelley A Hall, published by Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
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Volume 17 (2021): Issue 2