Long-Term Results of Cardiac Transplantation in Patients 65 Years of Age and Older: A Comparative Analysis

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1982-1987

  Morgan, Jeffrey A ^a   John, Ranjit ^a   Weinberg, Alan D ^a   Remoli, Romolo ^a   Kherani, Aftab R ^a   Vigilance, Deon W ^a   Schanzer, Bella M ^a   Bisleri, Gianluigi ^a   Mancini, Donna M ^a   Oz, Mehmet C ^a   Edwards, Niloo M ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

AGE; AGED; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOTOPIC TRANSPLANTATION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10744220560     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)01070-1     Document Type: Article

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