Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2971006 | The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation | 2012 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Sera from cardiac transplant candidates with or without VAD may contain natural antibodies that do not bind to intact antigens on the cell surface. Therefore, great care must be exercised before denying a life-saving transplant to these patients simply on the basis of SAB results.
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Authors
Afzal PhD, Nadim PhD, Judson MD, Edward J. MD, Eric MD, Shelly MD, James MD, Mitchell MD, Marc MD, William MD, Todd MD,