Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 34, Issue 8 , Pages 3079-3081 , December 2002

Left ventricular ejection fraction less than 40% is a useful predictor for poor patient survival in kidney transplant recipients over age 50 years

  • G Biesenbach

      Affiliations

    • 2nd Department of Medicine, Section Nephrology, General Hospital, Linz, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to G. Biesenbach, MD, 2nd Department of Medicine, General Hospital, Krankenhausstraße 9, 4020 Linz, Austria.
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  • G Eichbauer-Sturm

      Affiliations

    • 2nd Department of Medicine, Section Nephrology, General Hospital, Linz, Austria
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  • O Janko

      Affiliations

    • 2nd Department of Medicine, Section Nephrology, General Hospital, Linz, Austria
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  • B Schmekal

      Affiliations

    • 2nd Department of Medicine, Section Nephrology, General Hospital, Linz, Austria
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  • R Hubmann

      Affiliations

    • 2nd Department of Medicine, Section Nephrology, General Hospital, Linz, Austria

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Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 34, Issue 8 , Pages 3079-3081 , December 2002

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