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Echocardiographic Assessment of the Donor Interatrial Septumn in Heart Transplant Recipients

Mary L. Sorensen, BS, RDMS

Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, College of Science and Engineering, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon.

Robert W. McDonald, RCVT, RDCS

Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon.; Echo Lab L 462, Oregon Health Sciences University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97201.

Jeffrey D. Hosenpud, MD

George A. Pantely, MD

Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon.

The donor interatrial septa of 46 heart transplant recipients were measured from 4 serial echocardiograms. The purpose of the study was to determine the thickness of the donor interatrial septum and to assess whether changes in the septal thickness occur over time, either with ischemic duration at the time of surgery or with the number of treated rejection episodes during the first year after transplant. This study showed that the donor interatrial septum has increased thickness after heart transplantation but returns to normal by the 12 months after transplant. However, there was no correlation with the number of treated rejection episodes or ischemic time.

Key Words: heart transplantation • interatrial septum

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Vol. 9, No. 3, 116-121 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/875647939300900302
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