The 2013 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Working Formulation for the standardization of nomenclature in the pathologic diagnosis of …

GJ Berry, MM Burke, C Andersen, P Bruneval… - The Journal of Heart and …, 2013 - Elsevier
During the last 25 years, antibody-mediated rejection of the cardiac allograft has evolved
from a relatively obscure concept to a recognized clinical complication in the management of
heart transplant patients. Herein we report the consensus findings from a series of meetings
held between 2010-2012 to develop a Working Formulation for the pathologic diagnosis,
grading, and reporting of cardiac antibody-mediated rejection. The diagnostic criteria for its
morphologic and immunopathologic components are enumerated, illustrated, and described …