What is high risk? Redefining elevated pulmonary vascular resistance index in pediatric heart transplantation

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-66

  Chiu, Peter ^a   Russo, Mark J ^b   Davies, Ryan R ^c   Addonizio, Linda J ^a   Richmond, Marc E ^a   Chen, Jonathan M ^d  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

high risk heart transplantation; pediatric heart transplantation; pulmonary hypertension; pulmonary vascular resistance index; right ventricular failure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY WEDGE PRESSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 83555166246     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.08.021     Document Type: Article

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