Impact of pulmonary hypertension on transplant outcomes in pediatric cardiomyopathy patients

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 367-372

  Buddhe, Sujatha ^a   Du, Wei ^a   L'Ecuyer, Thomas ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiomyopathy; heart transplantation; outcomes; pediatrics; pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861183279     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2012.01678.x     Document Type: Article

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