Surgical implantation of the Acorn cardiac support device

Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 107-110

  Oz, Mehmet C ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART DILATATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PERICARDIUM; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036088372     PISSN: 15222942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/otct.2002.32181     Document Type: Article

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