Heart transplantation in patients with previous Fontan operations

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 555-562

  Gamba, Amando ^a   Merlo, Maurizio ^a   Fiocchi, Roberto ^a   Terzi, Amedeo ^a   Mammana, Carmelo ^a   Sebastiani, Roberta ^a   Ferrazzi, Paolo ^a  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC GRAFT REJECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELIVERY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRAFT FAILURE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; MALE; MORTALITY; NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION CLASSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; RETREATMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0842326101     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.08.016     Document Type: Article

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