Cardiac Arrest After Methylprednisolone Pulse Therapy Rescued Using Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Patients With Acute Cardiac Rejection: Two Case Reports

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2611-2613

  Lee, M L ^a   Chou, N K ^a   Ko, W J ^a   Chi, N H ^a   Chen, Y S ^a   Yu, H Y ^a   Wu, I H ^a   Huang, S C ^a   Wang, C H ^a   Chang, C I ^a   Wang, S S ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE; PREDONIN; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN DEATH; CARDIAC GRAFT REJECTION; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEART ARREST; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; TACHYCARDIA;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART ARREST; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 53149129434     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.08.057     Document Type: Article

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