Table 3.
Median | |||||
Months after HTx | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
N° analyzed EMBs | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 9 |
Whole blood (ng/mL) | 8.2 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 13.4 | 13.8 |
EMB (pg/mg) | 62.0 | 85.9 | 45.0 | 90.0 | 66.0 |
Ratio WB/EMB | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.28 | 0.15 | 0.21 |
EMB: Endomyocardial biopsy; HTx: Heart transplant; WB: whole blood.