TY - JOUR
T1 - The Significance of HLA Matching in Cardiac Transplantation
AU - Ketheesan, N.
AU - Tay, Guan
AU - Witt, C.S.
AU - Christiansen, Frank
AU - Taylor, Roger
AU - Dawkins, R.L.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - It is argued that HLA matching is not worthwhile in heart transplantation, However, transplanting HLA compatible hearts enhances graft survival and should significantly reduce infection and malignancies related to aggressive immunosuppression. It is our view that the problem is technical and we offer a potential solution.
AB - It is argued that HLA matching is not worthwhile in heart transplantation, However, transplanting HLA compatible hearts enhances graft survival and should significantly reduce infection and malignancies related to aggressive immunosuppression. It is our view that the problem is technical and we offer a potential solution.
U2 - 10.1016/S1053-2498(98)00049-7
DO - 10.1016/S1053-2498(98)00049-7
M3 - Article
SN - 1053-2498
VL - 18
SP - 226
EP - 230
JO - The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
JF - The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
IS - 3
ER -