Late rejection is a predictor of transplant coronary artery disease in children
Neda F. Mulla, MD, FACC*,
Joyce K. Johnston, RN ,
Laura Vander Dussen, RN ,
W. Lawrence Beeson, MSPH*,
Richard E. Chinnock, MD*,
Leonard L. Bailey, MD, FACC and
Ranae L. Larsen, MD, FACC*
* Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital, Loma Linda, California, USA
Department of Nursing, Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital, Loma Linda, California, USA
Department of Surgery, Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital, Loma Linda, California, USA

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Figure 1 Freedom from post-Tx coronary artery disease (TxCAD). Time zero indicates date of transplant.
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Figure 2 Freedom from post-Tx coronary artery disease (TxCAD) for neonatal transplant recipients versus older infants and children. Time zero indicates date of transplantation.
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Figure 3 Freedom from post-Tx coronary artery disease (TxCAD) following severe late rejection. Time zero refers to date of the rejection event.
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Figure 4 Freedom from post-Tx coronary artery disease (TxCAD) following first episode of late rejection. Time zero refers to date of first late rejection.
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