Improved survival in heart transplant patients living at high altitude

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Wozniak, Curtis J ^a   Baird, Bradley C ^a   Stehlik, Josef ^b   Drakos, Stavros G ^b   Bull, David A ^a   Patel, Amit N ^a   Selzman, Craig H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

left ventricular assist device; LVAD; United Network of Organ Sharing; UNOS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SURVIVAL; TOBACCO;

EID: 84857236818     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.11.012     Document Type: Article

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