Risk-directed immunosuppression in heart transplant recipients: maintenance prednisone can be avoided in selected patients.
Arnold
Angelo N
AN
Transplant Immunobiology Laboratory, Heart Transplant Program, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Drive, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA.
Huffman
M
M
Eich
D M
DM
Bernstein
R C
RC
Old
W D
WD
Mooney
M
M
Szentpetery
S
S
Hagberg
R
R
McGrath
M
M
Rich
J
J
Herre
J M
JM
Barnhart
G R
GR
D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000276:immunology* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors
D011241:Prednisone