Abstract:Background.
Cardiovascular morbidity is common in adults after lung transplantation (LTx) but has not been described for pediatric LTx recipients. Early subclinical cardiovascular damage is reflected by increases in pulse wave velocity (PWV; indicating arteriosclerosis), intima–media thickness (IMT; indicating atherosclerosis), and left ventricular mass index (LVMI; indicating left ventricular hypertrophy).
Methods.
We annually assessed 47 pediatric LTx recipients in a prospective longitudinal study (144 obs… Show more
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