Donor evaluation in heart transplantation: The end of the beginning

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1105-1113

  Kransdorf, Evan P ^a   Stehlik, Josef ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

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

Author keywords

heart transplantation; organ donation; procurement; tissue and organ; tissue donor; transplant outcomes

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; ETHNICITY; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; RACE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; DONOR SELECTION; PROCEDURES;

DONOR SELECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84908066425     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2014.05.002     Document Type: Article

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