Biventricular assist using a portable driver in combination with implanted devices: Preliminary experience

Artificial Organs

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 72-75

  Von Segesser, Ludwig K ^a,b,c   Tkebuchava, Tengis ^a   Leskosek, Boris ^a   Marty, Bettina ^a   Pei, Yao Chang ^a   Turina, Marko ^a  

^a Clinics for Cardiovascular Surgery   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

biventricular assist; mechanical circulatory support; portable driver; wearable controller

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSELS; HEART; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES;

ASSIST DEVICE; BIVENTRICULAR ASSIST; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL SETTINGS; IMPLANTED DEVICE; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST SYSTEMS; MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT; PORTABLE DRIVER; PULMONARY ARTERY; WEARABLE CONTROLLER;

WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BLOOD PUMP; CATTLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0031041397     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.1997.tb00702.x     Document Type: Article

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