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. 2020 Jun 23;141(25):2048-2051.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.047096. Epub 2020 Apr 21.

Challenges in Heart Transplantation in the Era of COVID-19

Ersilia M DeFilippis  1 , Maryjane A Farr  1 , Michael M Givertz  2
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Challenges in Heart Transplantation in the Era of COVID-19

Ersilia M DeFilippis et al. Circulation. .
No abstract available

Keywords: coronavirus; heart transplantation; immunosuppression; pandemic.

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