Triple bridge-to-transplant in a case of giant cell myocarditis complicated by human leukocyte antigen sensitization and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia type II

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1107-1109

  Schenk, Soren ^a   Arusoglu, Latif ^a   Morshuis, Michiel ^a   Minami, Kazutomo ^a   Sarnowski, Peter ^a   Koerfer, Reiner ^a   El Banayosy, Aly ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; HIRUDIN; HLA ANTIGEN; PHENPROCOUMON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEPARIN; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 32644461030     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.12.045     Document Type: Article

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