Neurologic complications after heart transplantation
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Neurologic complications after heart transplantation.
OBJECTIVE Neurologic complications are known as important cause of morbidity and mortality in orthotopic heart transplantation. Our aim was to identify the frequency and outcome of neurologic complications after heart transplantation in a prospective observational study. METHOD From September 93 to September 99, as part of our routine heart transplantation protocol all patients with end-stage...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2002000200002