Myocardial histological changes in dilated cardiomyopathy during a long-term left ventricular assist device support

Heart and Vessels

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 98-100

  Taketani, Satoshi ^a   Sawa, Yoshiki ^a   Fukushima, Norihide ^a   Masai, Takafumi ^a   Kawaguchi, Naomasa ^a   Onishi, Shunzo ^a   Matsuda, Hikaru ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiac failure; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Left ventricular assist device (LVAD)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CASE REPORT; CELL SIZE; HEART DILATATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WORK; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANTATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030801258     PISSN: 09108327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02820873     Document Type: Article

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