Successful implantation of thoratec assist device: Wrapping of outflow conduit in hemashield graft

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 861-862

  Minami, Kazutomo ^a   Arusoglu, Latif ^a   Koyanagi, Toshiya ^a   El Banayosy, Aly ^a   Körner, Michael M ^a   Körfer, Reiner ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; HEART GRAFT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; LIGATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; AORTA; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; COLLAGEN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; LIGATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 0030846238     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(97)00692-9     Document Type: Article

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