Cardiac Effects of Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease after Stem Cell Transplantation

DOĞAN A., Dogdu O., Ozdogru I., Yarlioglues M., KALAY N., İNANÇ M. T., ...More

TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL, vol.40, no.4, pp.428-434, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 40 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Journal Name: TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.428-434
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) develops as a result of the immunologic response that donor T-lymphocytes generate against host tissue after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. We tried to elucidate the contribution of cardiac dysfunction to the high morbidity and mortality rates observed after GVHD.