A comprehensive up-to-date review of the pathogenesis of a major limiting complication for the survival of heart grafts folloing transplantation. The book provides information of the historical development of the recognition of arteriosclerosis as a complication of heart transplantation, as well as the current state of the clinical and pathological features of the disease. The relationship of the disease to immunosuppressive agents used to prevent graft rejection and the most current experimental findings relevant to understanding the pathogenesis of transplant arteriosclerosis are discussed. It also addresses future research efforts to develop treatment strategies to prevent the disease process.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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Höhe: 240 mm
Breite: 155 mm
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978-1-879702-28-8 (9781879702288)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
History - the emergence of vascular disease as a complication of transplantation; clinical characterization of transplant arterisclerosis; pathogenesis of the vascular lesion; therapeutic intervention; unresolved issues and future directions.
