Ischemic cardiomyopathy - Revascularization vs. transplantation

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Kleikamp, Georg ^a   Posival, Herbert ^a   Minami, Kazutomo ^a   El Banayosy, Aly ^a   Körfer, Reiner ^a  

^a ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0030811919     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(97)01182-2     Document Type: Article

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