The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 568-571 , May 2008

Successful Bridge to Transplant in a Highly Sensitized Patient With a Complicated Pump Pocket Infection

Received 1 November 2007 ,Revised 22 January 2008 ,Accepted 6 February 2008.

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PII: S1053-2498(08)00139-3

doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2008.02.006

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 568-571 , May 2008

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