Key result
Atrial fibrillation is exceptionally rare in stable orthotopic heart transplant patients, and its late occurrence should prompt immediate evaluation for acute rejection, transplant vasculopathy, or sepsis.
Population
Patients with end-stage cardiac disease who have undergone orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT)
Design
Review
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May signal complications in transplant AF; leaves open prospective validation of diagnostic thresholds.
Arrhythmias in heart transplant recipients are important clinical markers for underlying complications such as rejection and vasculopathy.
Hamon et al. (2014) conducted a review in Arrhythmias post-orthotopic heart transplantation. Atrial fibrillation is exceptionally rare in stable orthotopic heart transplant patients, and its late occurrence should prompt immediate evaluation for acute rejection, transplant vasculopathy, or sepsis.
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