Allograft aortopathy: An in vivo study of donor aorta involvement in cardiac allograft vasculopathy

American Heart Journal

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 698-702

  Mehra, M R ^a   Ventura, H O ^a   Stapleton, D D ^a   Karsan, A K ^a   Smart, F W ^a   Ramee, S R ^a   Collins, T J ^a  

^a OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; AORTA DISEASE; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0030788175     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(97)70172-8     Document Type: Article

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