A patient is being evaluated for rejection after a heart transplant. What should this assessment include?

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1. Rejection is diagnosed via endomyocardial biopsies that are performed at regular intervals post-transplant. The post-heart transplant patient in early rejection often shows no signs. Therefore, biopsies are important to diagnose early rejection.
2. This is not an assessment for transplant rejection.
3. This is not an assessment for transplant rejection.
4. Late signs of heart rejection include signs of heart failure.

A Patient Is Being Evaluated for Rejection After a Heart