Microvasculopathy Observed in Early or Late Endomyocardial Biopsies Is Not Related to Angiographically Confirmed Transplanted Heart Coronary Vasculopathy

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3209-3213

  Zakliczynski M ^a   Konecka Mrowka D ^a   Lekston, A ^a   Nozynski J ^a   Pyka, L ^a   Trybunia, D ^a   Swierad M ^a   Zembala, M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MICROANGIOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERIOLES; BIOPSY; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 70350514576     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.09.032     Document Type: Article

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