| Literature DB >> 15589029 |
Michael Phillips1, John P Boehmer, Renee N Cataneo, Taseer Cheema, Howard J Eisen, John T Fallon, Peter E Fisher, Alan Gass, Joel Greenberg, Jon Kobashigawa, Donna Mancini, Barry Rayburn, Mark J Zucker.
Abstract
The Heart Allograft Rejection: Detection with Breath Alkanes in Low Levels study evaluated a breath test for oxidative stress in heart transplant recipients, and we report here a mathematical model predicting the probability of grade 3 rejection. The breath test divided the heart transplant recipients into 3 groups: positive for grade 3 rejection, negative for grade 3 rejection, and intermediate. The test was 100% sensitive for grade 3 heart transplant rejection when the p value was >/=0.98, and 100% specific when the p value was </=0.058; in the intermediate group, the breath test determined the probability of grade 3 rejection and the predictive value of the result.Mesh：
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Year: 2004 PMID： 15589029 DOI： 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.08.052
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Cardiol ISSN： 0002-9149 Impact factor: 2.778