HLA Sensitization in Pediatric Pre-transplant Cardiac Patients Supported by Mechanical Assist Devices: the Utility of Luminex

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 123-129

  Yang, Jeremy ^a   Schall, Cynthia ^a   Smith, Doug ^a   Kreuser, Lisa ^a   Zamberlan, Mary ^a   King, Karen ^a   Gajarski, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN; PANEL REACTIVE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CARDIAC GRAFT REJECTION; CARDIAC PATIENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT DEPENDENT CYTOTOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 59349108626     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2008.11.908     Document Type: Article

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