Corticosteroid wean after heart transplantation-Is there a risk for antibody formation?

Omeed ElboudwarejDerek Q PhanJignesh K PatelFrank LiouTamar AintablianAshley OsborneZhe YuNancy ReinsmoenJon A Kobashigawa

Published in: Clinical transplantation (2017)

Few patients successfully weaned off prednisone after heart transplant develop de novo circulating antibodies but are not at increased risk for developing rejection.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
heart failure
prognostic factors
atrial fibrillation
patient reported outcomes