Monitoring by transcranial Doppler of HITS during mechanical circulatory support

Journal of Congestive Heart Failure and Circulatory Support

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 91-96

  Tixier, D ^a   Sadik, J C ^a   Le Besnerais, P ^a   Vermes, E ^a   Ricolfi, F ^a   Gaston, A ^a   Loisance, D ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DE MÉDECINE   (France)

Author keywords

Circulatory support; Doppler; Embolism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033303443     PISSN: 14683768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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