Early development of accelerated graft coronary artery disease: Risk factors and course

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 673-679

  Gao, Shao Zhou ^a   Hunt, Sharon A ^a   Schroeder, John S ^a   Alderman, Edwin L ^a   Hill, Irene R ^a   Stinson, Edward B ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030246864     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(96)00201-X     Document Type: Article

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