HEART TRANSPLANTATION ALLOGRAFT VASCULOPATHY

Course overview

DESPITE ADVANCES IN MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT, CARDIAC TRANSPLANT REMAINS THE DEFINITIVE TREATMENT INTERVENTION FOR PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED HEART FAILURE AND REFRACTORY SYMPTOMS WHO CANNOT BE MANAGED WITH OPTIMAL MEDICAL THERAPY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF CARDIAC ALLOGRAFT VASCULOPATHY, AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.