Temporal trends in heart transplantation from high-risk donors: Are there lessons to be learned? A multi-institutional analysis

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 847-852

  Nativi, Jose N ^a   Brown, Robert N ^c   Taylor, David O ^d   Kfoury, Abdallah G ^b   Kirklin, James K ^c   Stehlik, Josef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

donor selection; heart transplantation; high risk characteristics; organ donation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAFT NECROSIS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; TREND STUDY;

AGE FACTORS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955710986     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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