Influence of HLA matching on survival in heart transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 4001-4005

  Almenar, L ^a,b   Maeso, M L C ^a   Martinez Dolz, L ^a   Rueda, J ^a   Palomar, C G ^a   Saez A O ^a   Vives, M A A ^a   Tort, M D D ^a   Perez M P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BASILIXIMAB; CYCLOSPORIN A; DACLIZUMAB; HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; OKT 3; STEROID; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARDIAC GRAFT REJECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HLA MATCHING; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA ANTIGENS; HLA-A ANTIGENS; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 29544452283     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.09.145     Document Type: Conference Paper

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