A Transplanted Heart Must Be Monitored Periodically to Detect Rejection

question 14

Multiple Choice

A transplanted heart must be monitored periodically to detect rejection. Accordingly, the patient must have periodic tests performed. Which is the most reliable test for detecting cardiac transplantation rejection?

• A) Endomyocardial catheter biopsy
• B) Cytologic thin needle aspiration biopsy through the pericardium
• C) Electrocardiography
• D) Serologic testing for T and B cells in blood
• E) Testing for troponin I

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