LVAD power delivery: A percutaneous approach to avoid infection

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 470-473

  Jarvik, Robert ^a   Westaby, Stephen ^a   Katsumata, Takahiro ^a   Pigott, David ^a   Evans, Rhys D ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; TITANIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; SHEEP; SHOULDER; SURVIVAL; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ANIMALS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; INFECTION; PUNCTURES; SHEEP;

EID: 0032005727     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(97)01343-X     Document Type: Article

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