Can initial tacrolimus trough levels be predicted from clinical variables?

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2816-2818

  Baran, D A ^a,c   Galin, I D ^b   Zucker, M J ^a   Alvi, S ^a   Arroyo, L H ^a   Lubitz, S ^b   Kaplan, S ^b   Correa, R ^b   Courtney, M C ^b   Chan, M ^b   Spielvogel, D ^b   Lansman, S L ^b   Gass, A L ^b  

^a Cardiothorac Transplant Prog N   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CREATININE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEMOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LIVER METABOLISM; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; CREATININE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACROLIMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 19944422706     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.09.037     Document Type: Article

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