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Improved cardiac transplant survival relies on advanced graft surveillance. This review covers key imaging techniques like cardiovascular magnetic resonance and computed tomography for heart assessment post-transplant.

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  • Medical diagnostics and interventional cardiology.

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  • Graft surveillance is crucial for survival after cardiac transplantation.
  • Current surveillance relies on coronary angiography, endomyocardial biopsy, and echocardiography.
  • Advancements in imaging offer new insights into myocardial health and metabolism.

Discussion:

  • Review of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) strengths and weaknesses.
  • Evaluation of computed tomography (CT) in cardiac transplant assessment.
  • Analysis of positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) applications.
  • Discussion of optical coherence tomography (OCT) and molecular imaging techniques.

Key Insights:

  • Imaging technologies provide detailed tissue composition and metabolic insights.
  • Comparison of invasive and non-invasive imaging modalities for graft surveillance.
  • Understanding the evolving landscape of cardiac imaging post-transplantation.

Outlook:

  • Future directions in non-invasive cardiac imaging for transplant recipients.
  • Potential for molecular imaging to enhance early graft dysfunction detection.
  • Integration of advanced imaging for personalized patient management.