Allograft vasculopathy after heart transplantation: Impact of time related course, severity, and progression on prognosis during long-term follow-up;Koronare vaskulopathie nach herz-transplantation - Einfluss von zeitlichem auftreten, schweregrad und progredienz auf die prognose im langzeitverlauf

Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 498-506

  Pethig, K ^a   Besser, K ^a   Heublein, B ^a   Wahlers, Th ^a   Harringer, W ^a   Haverich, A ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac allograft vasculopathy; Heart transplantation; Prevalence; Prognosis; Progression

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLOGRAFT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REOPERATION; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SCHOOL CHILD; TIME; CHILD; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CORONARY DISEASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032586665     PISSN: 03005860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003920050314     Document Type: Article

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