The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 517-522 , May 2010

Safety and early outcomes using a corticosteroid-avoidance immunosuppression protocol in pediatric heart transplant recipients

  • Tajinder P. Singh, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Tajinder P. Singh, MD, Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115. Telephone: 617-355-0558. Fax: 617-734-9930
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  • Carey Faber, AB

      Affiliations

    • Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Elizabeth D. Blume, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Sarah Worley, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Christopher S. Almond, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Leslie B. Smoot, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Shay Dillis, PNP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Colleen Nasman, BSN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Gerard J. Boyle, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio

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PII: S1053-2498(09)01505-8

doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.11.601

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 517-522 , May 2010

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