# A randomized, multicenter comparison of tacrolimus and cyclosporine immunosuppressive regimens in cardiac transplantation: decreased hyperlipidemia and hypertension with tacrolimus11This study was sponsored by a grant from Fujisawa USA, Deerfield, Illinois.22The authors were working on behalf of the Tacrolimus US Heart Transplant Multicenter Study Group. Other members of the Study Group included (principal investigator listed first): UTAH Cardiac Transplant Program, Salt Lake City, Utah: David O. Taylor, MD, Dale G. Renlund, MD, Abdallah G. Kfoury, MD; St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital/Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas: O. H. Frazier, MD, Branislav Radovancevic, MD, Edward K. Massin, MD; University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin: Robert M. Mentzer, Jr., MD, Charles C. Canver, MD, Robert B. Love, MD; Ochsner Medical Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana: Frank W. Smart, MD, Hector O. Ventura, MD, Dwight D. Stapleton, MD, Mandeep Mehra, MD; University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California: Mark L. Barr, MD, Vaugh A. Starnes, MD; Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia: David E. Tolman, MD, Albert Guerraty, MD, David Salter, MD; Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio: James B. Young, MD; Data Management and Statistical Coordinating Center-The EMMES Corporation, Potomac, Maryland: Paul VanVeldhuisen, MS, Anne Lindblad, PhD, Anita Yaffe, MSN, MPH.

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/a-randomized-multicenter-comparison-of-tacrolimus-and-cyclosporine/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | David O. Taylor,Mark L. Barr,Branislav Radovančević,Dale G. Renlund,Robert M. Mentzer,Frank W. Smart,David Tolman,O.H. Frazier,James B. Young,Paul VanVeldhuisen |
| Citations | 320 |
| DOI | 10.1016/s1053-2498(98)00060-6 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W1907636864 |
| PMID | 10226898 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 1999 |

## Paper authors

- [James B. Young](https://scholariq.org/researchers/james-b-young/)
- [Robert M. Mentzer](https://scholariq.org/researchers/robert-m-mentzer/)

## Paper journal

- [The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation](https://scholariq.org/journals/the-journal-of-heart-and-lung-transplantation/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes](https://scholariq.org/topics/transplantation-methods-and-outcomes/)

## Paper topics

- [Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes](https://scholariq.org/topics/transplantation-methods-and-outcomes/)
- [Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/renal-transplantation-outcomes-and-treatments/)
- [Organ and Tissue Transplantation Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/organ-and-tissue-transplantation-research/)

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