Routine Screening of Donor Hearts by Coronary Angiography Is Feasible

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 666-667

  Grauhan, O ^a   Wesslau, C ^b   Hetzer, R ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Deutsche Stiftung Organtransplantation   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPENSATION; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DONOR SELECTION; EUROPE; GRAFT FAILURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEART GRAFT; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; ORGAN DONOR; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING TEST; SURGEON;

ADULT; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; HEART; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 33646479159     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.01.063     Document Type: Article

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