title: Is there a need for surveillance endomyocardial biopsies in heart transplantation?
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 739 Ziegler Building, 703 S. 19th Street, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kirklin
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Bourge
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Naftel
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: McGiffin
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects; D002423:Cause of Death; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D016019:Survival Analysis