Abstract
Using intravascular ultrasound, we demonstrated plaque-induced compensatory enlargement of coronary arteries in cardiac allograft vasculopathy. Besides intimal hyperplasia, adaptive remodeling processes of vessel and luminal geometry have physiologic and prognostic importance.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
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Coronary Vessels / pathology*
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Disease Progression
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Female
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Heart Transplantation*
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Humans
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Hyperplasia
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
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Postoperative Complications / pathology*
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Transplantation, Homologous
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Tunica Intima / pathology
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Ultrasonography, Interventional