Evaluation of the potential role of echocardiography in the detection of allograft rejection in heart transplant recipients

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 636-638

  Sade, L E ^a   Sezgin, A ^a   Ulucam M ^a   Taymaz, S ^a   Simsek V ^a   Tayfun, E ^a   Tokel, K ^a   Aslamaci S ^a   Muderrisoglu H ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; PREDNISONE; TSUKUBAENOLIDE;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BIOPSY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 33645073938     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.12.098     Document Type: Conference Paper

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