Cardiac mass and function decrease in bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after lung transplantation: relationship to physical activity?

RATIONALE:There is a need to expand knowledge on cardio-pulmonary pathophysiology of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) following lung transplantation (LTx). OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to assess MRI-derived biventricular cardiac mass and function parameters as well as flow hemodyn...

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Main Authors: Jan B Hinrichs, Julius Renne, Christian Schoenfeld, Marcel Gutberlet, Axel Haverich, Gregor Warnecke, Tobias Welte, Frank Wacker, Jens Gottlieb, Jens Vogel-Claussen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4257554?pdf=render