Pretransplant cardiac evaluation: Does it really prevent cardiovascular complications?

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1575-1577

  Hofmann, R Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MORTALITY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 48349145874     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02316.x     Document Type: Editorial

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