The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 28, Issue 7 , Pages 667-669 , July 2009

Heart Transplantation in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Positive Patients

  • Nir Uriel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
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  • Ulrich P. Jorde, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Vlad Cotarlan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Paolo C. Colombo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Maryjane Farr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Susan W. Restaino, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Katherine Lietz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Yoshifuma Naka, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
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  • Mario C. Deng, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Donna Mancini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Donna Mancini, MD, 622 W 168 St, New York, NY 10032. Telephone: 212-305-4629. Fax: 212-305-2591

Received 26 November 2008 ,Revised 17 March 2009 ,Accepted 7 April 2009.

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PII: S1053-2498(09)00227-7

doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.04.005

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 28, Issue 7 , Pages 667-669 , July 2009

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