Combined heart and liver transplantation for familial amyloidotic neuropathy

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 180-182

  Pilato, Emanuele ^a   Dell'Amore, Andrea ^a   Botta, Luca ^a   Arpesella, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Cardiomyopathy; Heart failure; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL AMYLOID POLYNEUROPATHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AMYLOID NEUROPATHIES, FAMILIAL; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249884788     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.03.023     Document Type: Article

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