CASE 1-2002: A patient with severe peripartum cardiomyopathy and persistent ventricular fibrillation supported by a biventricular assist device

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 107-113

  Colombo, James ^a,b,c   Lawal, Adegboyega Hakeem ^a,b,c   Bhandari, Angelina ^a,b,c   Hawkins, Joy L ^a,b,c   Atlee, John L ^a,b,c  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT; ADRENALIN; AMIODARONE; AMLODIPINE; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BICARBONATE; BRETYLIUM; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; HYDRALAZINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; INOTROPIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE; MILRINONE; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MECHANISM; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART DILATATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036174224     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jcan.2002.29693     Document Type: Conference Paper

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