Heart transplantation in the United States, 1998-2007

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 4 PART 2, 2009, Pages 932-941

  Vega, J D ^a   Moore, J ^b   Murray, S ^c   Chen, J M ^d   Johnson, M R ^e   Dyke, D B ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ARBOR RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE FOR HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Graft survival; Heart transplantation; OPTN; Patient survival; SRTR

Indexed keywords

ANTIMETABOLITE; BASILIXIMAB; CALCINEURIN; CYCLOSPORIN; DACLIZUMAB; EVEROLIMUS; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIBODY; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; OKT 3; RAPAMYCIN; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DONOR SELECTION; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 63449094043     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02568.x     Document Type: Review

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