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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001;121:400-401
© 2001 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

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Why complement attacks cardiomyocytes in hyperacute heart rejection

Jiri T. Beranek, MD

4101 South Wappel Dr Columbia, MO 65203

To the Editor:

Being interested in cardiac hyperacute rejection (HAR),Go 1 I read with attention the article by Chen and associatesGo 2 about heart HAR in a pig-to-baboon model. The authors have overlooked large myocardial defects containing isolated damaged cardiomyocytes, remains of endomysial tubes, and "naked" cardiomyocyte nuclei in their Fig 2, A and B. In their previous article, also concerning cardiac HAR,Go 3 similar defects are present in Fig . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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