Tricuspid Regurgitation After Cardiac Transplantation: An Old Problem Revisited

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 247-252

  Wong, Raymond Ching Chiew ^a   Abrahams, Zuheir ^a   Hanna, Mazen ^a   Pangrace, Joseph ^a   Gonzalez Stawinski, Gozalo ^a   Starling, Randall ^a   Taylor, David ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT;

CARDIAC GRAFT REJECTION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART SIZE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MITRAL VALVE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL TIME; TISSUE INJURY; TRICUSPID ANNULOPLASTY; TRICUSPID VALVE; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; TRICUSPID VALVE REPAIR; VELOCITY;

BIOPSY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MYOCARDIUM; TRICUSPID VALVE; TRICUSPID VALVE INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 40649110057     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2007.12.011     Document Type: Review

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