Pathology of pulmonary antibody-mediated rejection: 2012 update from the Pathology Council of the ISHLT

G Berry, M Burke, C Andersen, A Angelini… - The Journal of Heart …, 2013 - jhltonline.org
Acute antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) of the allograft is now recognized as a significant
complication after cardiac and renal transplantation. In both the pediatric and adult cardiac
transplant populations, AMR is responsible for acute allograft dysfunction and predisposes
patients to accelerated development of transplant vasculopathy and graft loss. 1–5 The
diagnosis and management of cardiac AMR have evolved over the last 20 years and the
pathologic criteria have recently been enumerated. 5, 6 Over the last decade, there has also …