Corticosteroid-free maintenance immunosuppression after heart transplantation: feasibility and beneficial effects

J Heart Lung Transplant. 1992 Mar-Apr;11(2 Pt 2):403-14.

Authors

G D Price¹, S L Olsen, D O Taylor, J B O'Connell, M R Bristow, D G Renlund

Affiliation

¹ Utah Transplantation Affiliated Hospitals (UTAH), Cardiac Transplant Program, Salt Lake City.

PMID: 1571338

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Coronary Disease / chemically induced
Female
Gastrointestinal Diseases / chemically induced
Graft Rejection
Heart Transplantation*
Humans
Hypercholesterolemia / chemically induced
Hypertension / chemically induced
Immunosuppression Therapy*
Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use*
Male
Methylprednisolone / adverse effects*
Middle Aged
Prednisone / adverse effects*
Retrospective Studies
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome*
Weight Gain

Substances

Immunosuppressive Agents
Prednisone
Methylprednisolone