Correlation Between Mast Cell Density and Myocardial Fibrosis in Congestive Heart Failure Patients

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2347-2349

  Batlle, M ^a   Perez Villa F ^a   Lazaro A ^a   Garcia Pras, E ^a   Ramirez, J ^b   Ortiz, J ^a   Orus J ^a   Roque M ^a   Heras, M ^a   Roig, E ^a  

^a INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROSIS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAST CELL; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COLLAGEN; FIBROSIS; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MAST CELLS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; TISSUE DONORS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 34548683921     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.06.047     Document Type: Article

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