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Publication year: 2009<br><b>Source:</b> The American Journal of Cardiology, Volume 104, Issue 10, 15 November 2009, Pages 1351-1356<br>Tiziano, Schepis , Stephan, Achenbach , Michael, Weyand , Philip, Raum , Mohamed, Marwan , …<br><br>This study evaluated the ability of dual-source computed tomography (DSCT) to detect coronary allograft vasculopathy (CAV) in heart transplant recipients using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) as the standard of reference. Thirty patients with heart transplants (81% men, mean age 40 years) underwent DSCT (330-ms gantry rotation, 2 × 64 × 0.6-mm collimation, 60- to 80-ml contrast agent, no additional β blockers) before invasive coronary angiography including IVUS of

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