Cardiac allograft failure: retransplant or long-term ventricular assist device?

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Mar;147(3):e29-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.10.012. Epub 2013 Dec 15.

Authors

Tomohiro Saito¹, Nicola Hiemann², Thomas Krabatsch², Evgenij Potapov², Roland Hetzer²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

PMID: 24342899
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.10.012

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Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cardiomyopathies / physiopathology
Cardiomyopathies / surgery*
Cardiomyopathies / virology
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnosis
Coronary Artery Disease / etiology
Coronary Artery Disease / therapy*
Heart Transplantation / adverse effects*
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
Male
Medication Adherence
Parvoviridae Infections / complications
Parvoviridae Infections / virology
Parvovirus B19, Human / pathogenicity
Prosthesis Design
Reoperation
Time Factors
Treatment Failure

Substances

Immunosuppressive Agents