The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 25, Issue 9 , Pages 1057-1062 , September 2006

HLA-DR Matching Improves Survival After Heart Transplantation: Is it Time to Change Allocation Policies?

  • Ingo Kaczmarek, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Grosshadern University Hospital, Munich, Munich, Germany
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  • Marcus-Andre Deutsch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Grosshadern University Hospital, Munich, Munich, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Marcus-Andre Deutsch, MD, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Grosshadern University Hospital, Munich, Marchionistasse 15, Munich 81377, Germany. Telephone: 00-49-89-7095-6464. Fax: 00-49-89-7095-8873.
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  • Maria-Elisabeth Rohrer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Grosshadern University Hospital, Munich, Munich, Germany
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  • Andres Beiras-Fernandez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Grosshadern University Hospital, Munich, Munich, Germany
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  • Jan Groetzner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Grosshadern University Hospital, Munich, Munich, Germany
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  • Sabine Daebritz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Grosshadern University Hospital, Munich, Munich, Germany
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  • Michael Schmoeckel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Grosshadern University Hospital, Munich, Munich, Germany
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  • Michael Spannagl, MD

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory for Immunogenetics, Grosshadern University Hospital, Munich, Munich, Germany.
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  • Bruno Meiser, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Grosshadern University Hospital, Munich, Munich, Germany
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  • Bruno Reichart, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Grosshadern University Hospital, Munich, Munich, Germany

Received 20 January 2006 ,Revised 24 April 2006 ,Accepted 15 May 2006.

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PII: S1053-2498(06)00401-3

doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2006.05.004

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 25, Issue 9 , Pages 1057-1062 , September 2006

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