Risk of left ventricular assist device as a bridge to heart transplant following postinfarction ventricular septal rupture

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 93-97

  Kshettry, Vibhu R ^a   Salerno, Christopher T ^b   Bank, Alan J ^b  

^a Cardiac Surgical Associates Florida   (United States)

^b UNIV OF MINNESOTA HOSP AND CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; INOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030866063     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1997.tb00101.x     Document Type: Article

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