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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Postoperative Complications > Reperfusion Injury > Primary Graft Dysfunction
Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Reperfusion Injury > Primary Graft Dysfunction

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Primary Graft Dysfunction  

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Scope note

  • A form of ischemia-reperfusion injury occurring in the early period following transplantation. Significant pathophysiological changes in MITOCHONDRIA are the main cause of the dysfunction. It is most often seen in the transplanted lung, liver, or kidney and can lead to GRAFT REJECTION.

History note

  • 2009

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D055031

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