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Pediatric coronary allograft vasculopathy--a review of pathogenesis and risk factors.
Congenital heart disease - 1 Jan 2000
Schumacher Kurt R, Gajarski Robert J, Urschel Simon
Abstract excerpt
Coronary allograft vasculopathy is the current leading cause for late graft loss following cardiac transplantation. Its pathogenesis is multifactorial, including immune, constitutional and genetic factors, metabolism, infection, as well as potential injury from routine immunosuppressive therapy. Children represent a patient group with unique differences: their pretransplant history rarely includes ischemic heart...
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