Explanted cryopreserved allografts: A morphological and immunohistochemical comparison between arterial allografts and allograft heart valves from infants and adults

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 639-645

  Vogt, Paul R ^a   Stallmach, Thomas ^a   Niederhäuser, Urs ^a   Schneider, Jakob ^a   Zünd, Gregor ^a   Lachat, Mario ^a   Künzli, Andreas ^a   Turina, Marko I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adults; Cryopreserved allografts; Explant studies; Infants

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALLOGRAFT; ANEURYSM; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL POPULATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT INFECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART VALVE BIOPROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 0032973738     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(99)00053-6     Document Type: Article

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