The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 707-709 , June 2010

Sequential therapy of primary cardiac lymphoma with cardiectomy, total artificial heart support, and cardiac transplantation

  • Michael Ried, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Michael Ried, MD, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, Regensburg 93053, Germany. Telephone: ++49-941-944-9801. Fax: ++49-941-944-9802
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  • Leopold Rupprecht, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Stephan Hirt, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany
    • ,
  • York Zausig, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Matthias Grube, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematology and Internal Oncology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Markus Resch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine II, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Michael Hilker, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Ferdinand Hofstädter, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Christof Schmid, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany

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doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2010.01.014

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 707-709 , June 2010

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