Impact on Renal Function of the Use of Sirolimus in Cardiac Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2401-2402

  Ubilla, M ^a   Mastrobuoni, S ^a   Cordero, A ^a   Castano S ^a   Herreros, J ^a   Rabago G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CREATININE; RAPAMYCIN; UREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC GRAFT REJECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY INJURY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; CREATININE; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIROLIMUS;

EID: 34548664134     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.07.060     Document Type: Article

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