Ventricular assist device use with mechanical heart valves: An outcome series and literature review

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 2051-2054

  Tisol, William B ^a   Mueller, Dale K ^a,b   Hoy, Frederick B ^a   Gomez, Robert C ^a   Clemson, Barry S ^a   Hussain, Syed M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b Illinois Cardiac Surgery Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DEXTRAN; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MICROCLIMATE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0035658997     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(01)03215-5     Document Type: Article

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6. Assisted circulation
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8. Thromboembolytic complications during circulatory assistance with a pump in patients with valvular prostheses
9. Bridge to recovery for postcardiotomy failure: Is there still a role for centrifugal pumps?