Conversion From Cyclosporine to Tacrolimus Stabilizes the Course of Lung Function in Lung Transplant Recipients With Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2416-2419

  Borro, J M ^a   Bravo, C ^b   Sole A ^c   Usetti, P ^d   Zurbano, F ^e   Lama, R ^f   De la Torre, M ^a   Roman A ^b   Pastor, A ^c   Laporta, R ^d   Cifrian J M ^e   Santos, F ^f  

^a HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG GRAFT REJECTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LUNG DISEASES; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACROLIMUS; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 34548665730     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.06.071     Document Type: Article

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