What is cardiac allograft vasculopathy?
Cardiac allograft vasculopathy is characterized as a complication of a heart transplant. Narrowed or thickened blood vessels (vasculopathy) may occur within the transplanted heart due to a variety of factors, immune system response to the transplant, tissue injury, and viral infection.
How do members experience cardiac allograft vasculopathy?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with cardiac allograft vasculopathy*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
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Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Depressed mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for cardiac allograft vasculopathy*
Who has cardiac allograft vasculopathy on PatientsLikeMe?
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 1 | |
| 20s | 0 | |
| 30s | 0 | |
| 40s | 1 | |
| 50s | 2 | |
| 60s | 0 | |
| 70+ | 2 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 5 | |
| Female | 2 |