Successful retransplantation of the human heart
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منابع مشابه
Heart retransplantation.
Retransplants comprise only a small minority (3-4%) of heart transplants, however outcome following retransplantation is compromised. Risk factors for a poor outcome following retransplantation include retransplantation early (<6 months) after primary transplant, retransplantation for acute rejection or early allograft failure, and retransplantation in an earlier era. The incidence of rejection...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 1977
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)39953-2