Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2972998 | The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation | 2007 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Elevated UA confers an increased risk of CAV. This association may be causal, with pathophysiologic implications for the role of hyperuricemia in allograft failure and, if substantiated, could have clinical implications for the use of xanthine oxidase inhibitors in cardiac transplant recipients.
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Authors
Michelle M. MD, PhD, Valeriani MD, Michael MD, Marcus E. MD, Hunter C. MD, PhD, Edward K. MD, Stuart D. MD, Ilan S. MD, Joshua M. MD,