Early and late rejection and HLA sensitization at the time of heart transplantation in patients bridged with left ventricular assist devices

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1349-1351

  Gonzalez Stawinski, G V ^a   Atik, F A ^a   McCarthy, P M ^a   Roselli, E E ^a   Hoercher, K ^a   Navia, J L ^a   Smedira, N G ^a   Starling, R C ^a   Young, J B ^a   Cook, D J ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIBODY;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIZATION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 17844406401     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.12.111     Document Type: Conference Paper

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