Cause of death and sudden cardiac death after heart transplantation: An autopsy study

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 740-748

  Alexander, Russell T ^a   Steenbergen, Charles ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autopsy; Cardiac transplantation; Coronary atherosclerosis; Fibrointimal hyperplasia; Rejection

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERKALEMIA; INFECTION; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; ORGAN INJURY; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PLASMAPHERESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SUDDEN DEATH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; HEART ARREST; HEART DISEASE; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART ARREST; HEART DISEASES; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 85047689069     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/713JVR58EF916DN5     Document Type: Article

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