Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 93-102 , April 2007

Does Re-operation have an Effect on Outcome Following Heart Transplantation?

  • Constantinos Kokkinos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Imperial College London, Department of Bio-Surgery and Technology, St. Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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  • Thanos Athanasiou, MD, PhD, FETCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Imperial College, Department of Bio-surgery and Technology, St. Mary's Hospital, 70 St. Olaf's Road, Fulham, London SW6 7DN, United Kingdom. Tel.: +44 0207 886 1147; fax: +44 0207 886 1763.
    • ,
  • Christopher Rao, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Imperial College London, Department of Bio-Surgery and Technology, St. Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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  • Vasilis Constantinidis, BSc, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Imperial College London, Department of Bio-Surgery and Technology, St. Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Christos Poullis, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • University College Hospital, Accident and Emergency Department, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Andrew Smith, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Michelle Ridgway, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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  • Paris P. Tekkis, MD, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Imperial College London, Department of Bio-Surgery and Technology, St. Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Ara Darzi, MD, FRCS, KBE

      Affiliations

    • Imperial College London, Department of Bio-Surgery and Technology, St. Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Received 26 August 2006 ,Revised 7 November 2006 ,Accepted 9 November 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2006.11.006

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 93-102 , April 2007

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