Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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Spiliopoulos, S; Hergesell, V; Fischer, D; Dapunt, O; Krueger, U; Koerfer, R; Tenderich, G.
Applicability of cardiogoniometry as a non-invasive screening tool for the detection of graft vasculopathy in heart transplant recipients.
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2016; 23(6): 976-978.
Doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivw237
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- Spiliopoulos Sotirios
- Co-Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Dapunt Otto Eugen
- Hergesell Vera
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- Currently available diagnostic modalities for the detection of graft vasculopathy following orthotopic heart transplantation are subject to various restrictions. We hypothesized that cardiogoniometry, a novel non-invasive diagnostic tool for the detection of atherosclerotic coronary vessel disease, is applicable in the graft vasculopathy setting. Cardiogoniometric results were obtained during routine follow-up in 49 consecutive, unselected heart transplant recipients and then retrospectively correlated blindly by an independent reader to recent angiographic findings. Sensitivity of cardiogoniometry was 100%, specificity 62.3%, positive predictive value 68.75%, negative predictive value 100%, negative likelihood ratio 0 and positive likelihood ratio 2.888. Cardiogoniometry is potentially applicable as an easy-to-perform, non-invasive screening tool predominantly for the exclusion but also for the detection of graft vasculopathy in heart transplant recipients. © The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. All rights reserved.
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