Sirolimus is associated with impaired hematopoiesis in heart transplant patients? A retrospective analysis

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2693-2696

  McDonald, M A ^a   Gustafsson, F ^b   Almasood, A ^a   Barth, D ^a   Ross, H J ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; RAPAMYCIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CARDIAC GRAFT REJECTION; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEART GRAFT; HEMATOPOIESIS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON STORAGE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; FEMALE; FERRITINS; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMATOPOIESIS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIROLIMUS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 77956454887     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.05.158     Document Type: Article

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