Assessment of Early Atherosclerosis in de novo Heart Transplant Recipients: Analysis with Intravascular Ultrasound-Derived Radiofrequency Analysis

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-30

  König, Andreas ^a   Kilian, Eckehard ^a   Rieber, Johannes ^a   Schiele, Thomas M ^a   Leibig, Marcus ^a   Sohn, Hae Young ^a   Reichart, Bruno ^a   Klauss, Volker ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RECIPIENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 37549012962     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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