Increased myocardial performance index correlates with biopsy-proven rejection in pediatric heart transplant recipients

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-66

  Leonard Jr , Glenn T ^a   Fricker, F Jay ^a   Pruett, Debra ^a   Harker, Kelli ^a   Williams, Barbara ^a   Schowengerdt Jr , Kenneth O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPSY; CHILD; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 30044443909     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2005.01.006     Document Type: Article

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