Neurologic complications after heart transplantation

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 60, Issue 2 A, 2002, Pages 192-197

  Malheiros, Suzana M F ^a   Almeida, Dirceu R ^a   Massaro, Ayrton R ^a   Castelo, Adauto ^a   Diniz, Rosiane V Z ^a   Branco, João N ^a   Carvalho, Antonio C ^a   Gabbai, Alberto A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Chagas' disease; Heart transplantation; Postoperative complications; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036597331     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2002000200002     Document Type: Article

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