Everolimus Immunosuppression in De Novo Heart Transplant Recipients: Clinical and Intravascular Ultrasound Study

Purpose Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) remains one of the leading causes of late graft failure and death after heart transplant (HT). This study investigated long-term clinical outcomes and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) parameters to compare efficacy of everolimus with cyclosporine-based and tacrolimus based protocol. Methods Data from 107 adult HT recipients who survived at least 1 year after transplant were retrospectively reviewed (n...