C-reactive protein in the monitoring of acute rejection after heart transplantation

Transplant International

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 361-364

  Van Gelder, T ^a   Balk, A H M M ^a   Zondervan, P E ^a   Maat, A W P M ^a   Mochtar, B ^a   Van Der Meer, P ^a   Weimar, W ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Heart transplantation, monitoring, C reactive protein; Monitoring protein, heart transplantation, C reactive protein C reactive protein, acute rejection, heart

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; MARKER;

ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; ENDOCARDIUM; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MYOCARDIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031752106     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001470050158     Document Type: Article

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