The influence of donor age on transplant coronary artery disease and survival post heart transplantation: Is it safe to extend donor age?

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 3139-3141

  Walker, A H ^a   Fildes, J E ^a   Leonard, C T ^a   Yonan, N ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SURVIVAL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21244468346     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.12.007     Document Type: Article

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