THE USE OF PLASMAPHERESIS IN THE TREATMENT OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE OF TRANSPLANTED HEART AND EVALUATION OF ITS EFFECTIVENESS

Abstract

The paper presents the experience with plasmapheresis in the treatment of сoronary artery disease with drug therapy. 19 recipients at different time after cardiac transplantation with coronary artery disease confi rmed by angiography were treated by therapeutic plasmapheresis courses. The effectiveness was estimated by radioisotope, immunomorphological and laboratory methods. After the course there were increase of regional and local myocardium contractility, increase in left ventricle ejection fraction, reducing intraventricular asynchrony, permission immunocomplex syndrome and lack of local intravascular blood coagulation. Plasmapheresis is considered as a promising method for the impact on the factors contributing to the accelerated nature of the development of coronary arteries lesions in transplanted heart.

Keywords

• transplanted heart, coronary artery disease, plasmapheresis, myocardium scintigraphy, immunocomplex syndrome