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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Notice of Correction    The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 145, Issue 5, (May 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.02.050 Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Kaplan–Meier estimate of graft survival after heart transplant in a propensity-matched cohort of patients with a peak PRA activity of 20% or more, stratified by whether a trivial or substantial reduction in PRA activity was achieved. PRA, Panel reactive antibody. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2013 145, DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.02.050) Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions