Detection of Heart Transplant Rejection in Adults by Echocardiographic Diastolic Indices: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1295-1300

  Mena, Carlos ^a   Wencker, Detlef ^a   Krumholz, Harlan M ^a,b,c   McNamara, Robert L ^a  

^a Section of Cardiovascular Medicine   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE NEW HAVEN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOPSY; CARDIAC GRAFT REJECTION; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDLINE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33748951790     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2006.04.029     Document Type: Review

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