Immuno-Electrophysiological Mechanisms of Functional Electrical Connections Between Recipient and Donor Heart in Patients With Orthotopic Heart Transplantation Presenting With Atrial Arrhythmias.
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SUBMITTER: Herweg B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8081261 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr
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Immuno-Electrophysiological Mechanisms of Functional Electrical Connections Between Recipient and Donor Heart in Patients With Orthotopic Heart Transplantation Presenting With Atrial Arrhythmias.
Herweg Bengt B Nellaiyappan Madhan M Welter-Frost Allan M AM Tran Thanh T Mabry George G Weston Kathryn K Tobón Catalina C Saiz Javier J Noujaim Sami S Weston Mark W MW
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology 20210316 4
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