Cardiac retransplantation is an efficacious therapy for primary cardiac allograft failure

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although orthotopic heart transplantation has been an effective treatment for end-stage heart failure, the incidence of allograft failure has increased, necessitating treatment options. Cardiac retransplantation remains the only viab...

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Main Authors: Acker Michael A, Jessup Mariell, Pochettino Alberto, Gorman Robert C, Hiesinger William, Atluri Pavan, Morris Rohinton J, Woo Y Joseph
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-05-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/3/1/26