ABSENCE OF ENDOCARDIAL LYMPHOID INFILTRATES (QUILTY LESIONS) IN NONHEART TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS TREATED WITH CYCLOSPORINE

Authors
BARONE JH FISHBEIN MC CZER LSC BLANCHE C TRENTO A LUTHRINGER DJ
Citation
Jh. Barone et al., ABSENCE OF ENDOCARDIAL LYMPHOID INFILTRATES (QUILTY LESIONS) IN NONHEART TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS TREATED WITH CYCLOSPORINE, The Journal of heart and lung transplantation, 16(6), 1997, pp. 600-603
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System",Transplantation,"Respiratory System
Journal title
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation → ACNP
ISSN journal
10532498
Volume
16
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
600 - 603
Database
ISI
SICI code
1053-2498(1997)16:6<600:AOELI(>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
The clinical records and autopsy material from 14 patients treated wit h cyclosporine who were not recipients of cardiac allografts were revi ewed to further study the nature of endocardial lymphoid infiltrates ( Quilty lesions). Although there was well-documented exposure to cyclos porine, no endocardial lymphoid infiltrates were identified in these c ases, providing evidence that the endocardial-based Quilty lesion is n ot the result of the direct effect of cyclosporine and may represent a localized form of heart rejection confined to the endocardium.