Endomyocardial Biopsy as Risk Factor in the Development of Tricuspid Insufficiency After Heart Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 935-937

  Fiorelli, A I ^a   Coelho, G H B ^a   Oliveira Jr , J L ^a   Aiello, V D ^a   Benvenuti, L A ^a   Santos, A ^a   Chi, A ^a   Tallans, A ^a   Igushi, M L ^a   Bacal, F ^a   Bocchi, E A ^a   Stolf, N A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GALLIUM;

ARTICLE; CARDIAC GRAFT REJECTION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

EID: 64349115757     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.02.011     Document Type: Article

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