Mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to cardiac transplantation: Toward the 21st century

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 324-339

  Scherr, Kimberly ^a   Jensen, Louise ^b   Koshal, Arvind ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; FORECASTING; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PULSATILE FLOW; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

FORECASTING; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PULSATILE FLOW; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 0033190724     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc1999.8.5.324     Document Type: Article

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