Interactions among donor characteristics influence post-transplant survival: A multi-institutional analysis

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 291-298

  Stehlik, Josef ^a   Feldman, David S ^b   Brown, Robert N ^c   VanBakel, Adrian B ^d   Russel, Stewart D ^e   Ewald, Gregory A ^f   Hagan, Mary E ^a   Folsom, Jan ^a   Kirklin, James K ^c  

^a Utah Transplantation Affiliated Hospitals (UTAH) Cardiac Transplant Program   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

body mass index; morbidity; mortality; organ donor; risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEART GRAFT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; ORGAN DONOR; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 77349086032     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.08.007     Document Type: Article

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