Do long-term results justify bridging to heart transplantation in patients with multi-organ dysfunction?

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 277-281

  Brandt, Michael ^a,b   Koch, M T ^a   Steinhoff, G ^a   Hirt, S W ^a   Cremer, J ^a   Herrmann, G ^a   Bernhard, A ^a   Haverich, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

bridging; heart transplantation; long term results; mechanical circulatory support; multi organ dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CATECHOLAMINE; CREATININE;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030475958     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1012037     Document Type: Article

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