Survival outcomes of patients with giant cell myocarditis bridged by ventricular assist devices

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 569-572

  Brilakis, Emmanouil S ^a   Olson, Lyle J ^a   Berry, Gerald J ^b   Daly, Richard C ^a   Loisance, Daniel ^c   Zucker, Mark ^d   Cooper Jr , Leslie T ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^d NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PROSTHETICS;

GIANT CELL MYOCARDITIS; KAPLAN-MEIER METHOD; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES;

TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GIANT CELL; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034282414     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002480-200009000-00011     Document Type: Article

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