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Research Article

Pregnancy in heart- and heart/lung recipients can be problematic

Mette EstensenNational Resource Centre for Women's Health, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway;Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Einar GudeDepartment of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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Bjorn EkmehagDepartment of Cardiology, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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Jyri LommiDivision of Cardiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Oystein BjortuftDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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Svend MortensenDepartment of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Ulla M. NystromSahlgrenska Transplant Institute, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Svein SimonsenDepartment of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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Pages 349-353 | Received 23 Mar 2011, Accepted 10 Jul 2011, Published online: 31 Aug 2011

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