Has the 2004 revision of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation grading system improved the reproducibility of the diagnosis and grading of cardiac transplant rejection?

Cardiovasc Pathol. 2009 Jul-Aug;18(4):198-204. doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2008.05.003. Epub 2008 Jul 11.

Abstract

We compared the interobserver reproducibility of the 1990 and 2004 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) grading system for cardiac rejection. The 2004 ISHLT grading system for cardiac allograft rejection did not improve reproducibility partly due to pathologists' disagreement in diagnosing Grades 1B/1R and 3A/2R rejection. To achieve better reproducibility, better criteria for defining 1B/1R vs. 3A/2R rejection and markers of myocyte injury are needed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers / analysis
  • Biopsy
  • Graft Rejection / classification
  • Graft Rejection / diagnosis*
  • Graft Rejection / etiology
  • Graft Rejection / pathology
  • Heart Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Heart-Lung Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Myocardium / chemistry
  • Myocardium / pathology*
  • Observer Variation
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Societies, Medical / standards*

Substances

  • Biomarkers