Prevalence of Hepatitis C Infection in Adult Patients Who Underwent Congenital Heart Surgery Prior to Screening in 1992

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 100, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1307-1309

  Wang, Alicia ^a,b   Book, Wendy M ^b   McConnell, Michael ^a,b   Lyle, Teresa ^b   Rodby, Katherine ^a,b   Mahle, William T ^a,b  

^a SIBLEY HEART CENTER CARDIOLOGY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD VOLUME; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART SURGERY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSAMINASES;

EID: 34848828519     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.05.059     Document Type: Article

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