Non-HLA Genetic Factors and Their Influence on Heart Transplant Outcomes: A Systematic Review

Background. Improvement of immunosuppressive therapies and surgical techniques has increased the survival rate after heart transplantation. Nevertheless, a large number of patients still experience complications, such as allograft rejection, vasculopathy, kidney dysfunction, and diabetes in response...

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Main Authors: Jessica van Setten, PhD, Evangeline G. Warmerdam, MD, Olivier Q. Groot, BSc, Nicolaas de Jonge, MD, Brendan Keating, PhD, Folkert W. Asselbergs, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2019-02-01
Series:Transplantation Direct
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000000859