Early stabilization of traumatic aortic transection and mitral valve regurgitation: With extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-67

  Lambrechts, David L ^a   Wellens, Francis ^a   Vercoutere, Rik A ^a   De Geest, Raf ^a  

^a OLV HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Aorta; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Heart injuries surgery; Mitral valve injuries; Thoracic injuries, surgery; Wounds, nonpenetrating surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA GRAFT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; DESCENDING AORTA; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HUMAN; LUNG CONTUSION; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PARACHUTIST; PROSTHESIS; SAINT JUDE HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS;

ADULT; AORTIC RUPTURE; AVIATION; DECELERATION; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0037221540     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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