Children may survive severe myocarditis with prolonged use of biventricular assist devices

Heart

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 237-240

  Stiller, B ^a   Dahnert I ^a   Weng, Y G ^b   Hennig, E ^b   Hetzer, R ^b   Lange, P E ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biventricular assist device; Cardiogenic shock; Fulminant myocarditis; Paediatric cardiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032812151     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.82.2.237     Document Type: Article

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