Smooth muscle cell hypertrophy of renal cortex arteries with chronic continuous flow left ventricular assist: Invited commentary

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 183-

  DeRose Jr , Joseph J ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOLE; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY WALL; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD PUMP; CATTLE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; KIDNEY HYPERTROPHY; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

EID: 0037232512     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04479-X     Document Type: Note

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