Cardiac allograft vasculopathy
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cardiac-allograft-vasculopathy-255-14740710
title:
Cardiac allograft vasculopathy
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Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is a progressive type of coronary artery disease in people who have had a heart transplant. As the donor heart has lost its nerve supply there is typically no chest pain, and CAV is usually detected on routine testing. It may present with symptoms such as tiredness and breathlessness. It arises when the blood vessels supplying the transplanted heart change in structure. They gradually narrow and restrict its blood flow, subsequently leading to impairment of t
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Medical condition
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiac_allograft_vasculopathy
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2023-09-15T14:52:18Z
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