Management of patients with end-stage heart disease treated with an implantable left ventricular assist device in a nontransplanting center

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 438-443

  Peterzén, Bengt ^a   Granfeldt, Hans ^a   Lönn, Urban ^a   Carnstam, Bo ^a   Nylander, Eva ^a   Dahlström, Ulf ^a   Rutberg, Hans ^a   Casimir Ahn, Henrik ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Echocardiography; Intensive care unit; Left ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; MIDAZOLAM; MILRINONE; PANCURONIUM; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART DILATATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTICEMIA; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0033870695     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jcan.2000.7943     Document Type: Article

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