Ventricular assist surprise: Giant cell myocarditis or sarcoidosis?

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2072-2074

  Stoica, S C ^a   Goddard, M ^a   Tsui, S ^a   Dunning, J ^a   McNeil, K ^a   Parameshwar, J ^a   Large, Stephen R ^a  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN;

ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GIANT CELL; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 0345802914     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(03)00750-5     Document Type: Article

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