Late complications after cardiac transplantation.
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Advances in postoperative medical care have contributed significantly to the improved quality of life and long-term survival of cardiac transplant recipients, which is now 72% at 5 years. The major cause of late morbidity and mortality is transplant associated coronary artery disease' and this has recently been reviewed.2 However, the diagnosis and treatment of opportunistic infection and lymphoproliferative disorders, together with an awareness of common drug interactions with cyclosporin A (CSA) and its long-term side
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عنوان ژورنال:
- British heart journal
دوره 72 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1994