Cardiac allograft vasculopathy prevention: Difference between revisions
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* [[Azathioprine]] | * [[Azathioprine]] | ||
Revision as of 19:28, 1 October 2014
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Cardiac allograft vasculopathy Microchapters |
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Differentiating Cardiac allograft vasculopathy from other Diseases |
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Cardiac allograft vasculopathy prevention On the Web |
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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Cardiac allograft vasculopathy prevention |
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Directions to Hospitals Treating Cardiac allograft vasculopathy |
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Risk calculators and risk factors for Cardiac allograft vasculopathy prevention |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aarti Narayan, M.B.B.S [2] Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [3]
Overview
Prevention
As the pathogenesis of CAV consists of both immunological and non-immunological insults, preventative strategies should consist of control of risk factors for CAV and optimal immunosuppressive therapy.
Optimization of Immunosuppressive Therapy
Options for immunosuppressive therapy for prevention of CAV include:
- Calcineurin inhibitors, such as
- Sirolimus (Rapamycin)
- Everolimus, a Rapamycin derivative
- Corticosteroids
- Azathioprine
- Mycophenolate mofetil