Massive Degeneration and Atrophy of the Native Heart After Heterotopic Transplantation: A Case Report

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 965-966

  Fiorelli, A I ^a   Coelho, G H B ^a   Lima, J L ^a   Lourenco D D F ^a   Gutierres, P ^a   Bacal, F ^a   Bocchi, E ^a   Dias, R R ^a   Stolf, N A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIAC GRAFT REJECTION; CARDIOMEGALY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 64349095031     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.02.012     Document Type: Article

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