Successful treatment of postoperative right ventricular heart failure with the HIA-Medos-assist system in a 2-year-old girl

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 161-163

  Busch, U ^a   Waldenberger, F R ^a   Redlin, M ^a   Hausdorf, G ^a   Konertz, W ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

HIA Medos; Right ventricular assist device; Surgical complication; Tetralogy of Fallot

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0033015241     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002469900429     Document Type: Article

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