Mechanical support in dilated cardiomyopathy: Signs of early left ventricular recovery

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1303-1308

  Westaby, Stephen ^a   Jin, Xu Y ^a   Katsumata, Takahiro ^a   Taggart, David P ^a   Coats, Andrew J S ^a   Frazier, O H ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CASE REPORT; CYTOLYSIS; DEVICE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART DILATATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0030731006     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(97)00910-7     Document Type: Article

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