Analysis of the risk factors for allograft vasculopathy in asymptomatic patients after cardiac transplantation

Analysis of the risk factors for allograft vasculopathy in asymptomatic patients after cardiac transplantation

OBJECTIVE: To study the influence of immune and nonimmune risk factors on the development of allograft vasculopathy after cardiac transplantation. METHODS: We studied 39 patients with a mean age of 46±12 years. The following variables were analyzed: weight (kg), body mass index (kg/m²), donor's...

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Main Authors: Fernando Bacal, Viviane Cordeiro Veiga, Alfredo Inácio Fiorelli, Giovanni Bellotti, Edimar Alcides Bocchi, Noedir Antonio Groppo Stolf, José Antonio Franchini Ramires
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2000-11-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Subjects:
cardiac transplantation
allograft vasculopathy
risk factors
body mass index
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