Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 38, Issue 10 , Pages 3527-3529 , December 2006

Cardiac Functional and Morphologic Changes of Renal Allograft Recipients in the Early Posttransplant Period

  • M.M. Iqbal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, SSMC&MH, BSM Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr. M. Masud Iqbal, # 303, Eastern Eskaton Garden, 41, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh.
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  • S.K. Banerjee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, BSM Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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  • M.H. Rahman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, BSM Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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  • H.U. Rashid

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, BSM Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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PII: S0041-1345(06)01273-5

doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.10.044

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 38, Issue 10 , Pages 3527-3529 , December 2006

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