Sudden Cardiac Death of Two Heart Transplant Patients With Correctly Functioning Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 412-414

  Marzoa Rivas, Raquel ^a   Perez Alvarez, Luisa ^a   Paniagua Martin, Maria J ^a   Ricoy Martinez, Enrique ^a   Flores Ríos, Xacobe ^a   Rodriguez Fernandez, Jose Angel ^a   Salgado Fernandez, Jorge ^a   Franco Gutierrez, Raul ^a   Cuenca Castillo, Jose J ^a   Herrera, Jose M ^a   Capdevila, Ana ^a   Vazquez, Patricia ^a   Castro Beiras, Alfonso ^a   Crespo Leiro, Maria G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; EVEROLIMUS; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; OKT 3; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC ALLOGRAFT VASCULOPATHY; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; SUDDEN DEATH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STROKE;

EID: 63249132654     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.01.011     Document Type: Article

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