Mechanical Circulatory Support as a Bridge to Combined Dual Organ Transplantation in Children

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1480-1482

  Kim, Jeffrey J ^a   Denfield, Susan W ^a   McKenzie, E Dean ^a   Fraser Jr , Charles D ^a   Heinle, Jeffrey S ^a   Goldstein, Stuart ^a   Towbin, Jeffrey A ^a   Dreyer, William J ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; DACLIZUMAB; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845467496     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2006.09.007     Document Type: Article

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