Anaphylaxis from Aprotinin Re-Exposure During Heart Transplantation

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 962-963

  Toleva, Olga ^a   Cheung, Anson ^b   Ignaszewski, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; APROTININ; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7; DESMOPRESSIN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; PROTAMINE;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; BRONCHOSPASM; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DRUG REEXPOSURE; ERYTHEMA; FATALITY; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LETTER; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANAPHYLAXIS; APROTININ; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMOSTATICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34548407825     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2007.07.007     Document Type: Letter

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