Improvement of heart-, lung-, and liver-performance during mechanical circulatory support by the Novacor-system

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1045-1051

  Roell, Wilhelm ^a   Goedje, Oliver ^a   Vetter, Herbert O ^a   Schmitz, Christoph ^a   Dewald, Oliver ^a   Reichart, Bruno ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bridge to transplantation; COLD system; Left ventricular assist device; Novacor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION; LUNG CONGESTION; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BLOOD VOLUME; DYE DILUTION TECHNIQUE; HEART; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SPLANCHNIC CIRCULATION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 0030809448     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(97)00094-8     Document Type: Article

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