Emergency aortic valve replacement for critical aortic stenosis. A lifesaving treatment for patients with cardiogenic shock and multiple organ failure

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 297-300

  Christ, G ^a   Zehetgruber, M ^a   Mundigler, G ^a   Coraim, F ^a   Laufer, G ^a   Wolner, E ^a   Maurer, G ^a   Siostrzonek, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aortic valve replacement; Aortic valve stenosis; Cardiogenic shock; Multiple organ failure

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC;

EID: 0030941989     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340050331     Document Type: Article

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