Should heart transplantation be considered as a treatment option for patients aged 70 years and older?

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1817-1819

  Morgan, Jeffrey A ^a,b   John, Ranjit ^a,b   Mancini, Donna M ^a,b   Edwards, Niloo M ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*

^b Milstein Hospital 7GN 435 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2642574320     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.12.035     Document Type: Article

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