Heart transplant systolic and diastolic function is impaired by prolonged pretransplant graft ischaemic time and high donor age: an echocardiographic study

Abstract

Prolonged GIT impairs both systolic and diastolic function at the interventricular septum and RV free wall, while increasing donor age impairs LV diastolic function. The duration of graft ischaemia and donor age should be taken into account when evaluating for cardiac dysfunction in HTx recipients.