Age related outcome after implantable left ventricular assist system support

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1996, Pages

  Smedira, Nicholas G ^a   Dasse, Kurt A ^b   Patel, Amit N ^a   Vargo, Rita L ^a   Massad, Malek G ^a   Mccarthy, Patrick M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Thermo Cardiosystems Inc (Now Thoratec Corp)   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; GERIATRICS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

AGE RELATED RISKS; CARDIOMYOPATHY; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST SYSTEM; PATIENT MORTALITY;

HEART VALVE PROSTHESES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTIFICIAL HEART; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030250881     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002480-199609000-00051     Document Type: Review

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