Evolving practice patterns in heart transplantation: A single-center experience over 15 years

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 627-630

  De Santo, L S ^a   Amarelli, C ^a   Romano, G ^a   Della Corte, A ^a   Torella, M ^a   Mastroianni, C ^a   De Feo, M ^a   Utili, R ^a   Cotrufo, M ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADULT; AGE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2042439764     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.02.052     Document Type: Conference Paper

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