Evolution of heart rate variability in cardiac transplant recipients: A clinical study

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 239, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 443-449

  Koskinen, Pekka ^a   Virolainen, Juha ^a   Koskinen, Petri K ^b   Häyry, Pekka ^b   Kupari, Markku ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allograft rejection; Cardiac transplantation; Cytomegalovirus infection; Graft arteriosclerosis; Heart rate variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030018250     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1996.480816000.x     Document Type: Article

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