title: Cardiac allograft failure: retransplant or long-term ventricular assist device?
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Electronic address: toomohiro@mac.com.
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hiemann
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Krabatsch
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Evgenij
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Potapov
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hetzer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000821:virology; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D055118:Medication Adherence; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology; D016732:Parvovirus B19, Human / Q000472:pathogenicity; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012086:Reoperation; D013997:Time Factors; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents