Simplified technique for implantation of a left ventricular assist system after previous cardiac operations

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 562-564

  Pasic, Miralem ^a   Bergs, Peter ^a   Hennig, Ewald ^a   Loebe, Matthias ^a   Weng, Yuguo ^a   Hetzer, Roland ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY;

ADULT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032917351     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(98)01211-9     Document Type: Article

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