Comparison of survival and other complications after heart transplantation in patients taking Amiodarone before surgery versus those not taking Amiodarone

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 379-381

  Blomberg, Patrick J ^a   Feingold, Andrew D ^a   Denofrio, David ^a   Rand, William ^a   Konstam, Marvin A ^a   Estes III, N A Mark ^a   Link, Mark S ^a,b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART SURGERY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0842346292     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.10.027     Document Type: Article

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