Effect of HeartMate left ventricular assist device on cardiac autonomic nervous activity

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 591-593

  Kim, Shin Y ^a   Montoya, Alvaro ^a   Zbilut, Joseph P ^a   Mawulawde, Kwabena ^a   Sullivan, Henry J ^a   Lonchyna, Vassyl A ^a   Terrell, Mark R ^a   Pifarré, Roque ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CASE REPORT; HEART FAILURE; HEART INNERVATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0030029232     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(95)01086-6     Document Type: Article

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