Heart transplantation in patients over 54 years of age. Mortality, morbidity and quality of life.

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Published in Eur Heart J on May 01, 1997

Authors

P R Rickenbacher1, N P Lewis, H A Valantine, H Luikart, E B Stinson, S A Hunt

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, California, USA.

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