Case 1-2003: The use of intraoperative echocardiography during insertion of ventricular assist devices

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 113-120

  Augoustides, John ^a   Mancini, D Joshua ^b   Horak, Jiri ^b   Pochettino, Alberto ^b   Dupont, Frank ^b   Dowling, Robert D ^b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Milrinone; Nitric oxide; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DEVICE; DISEASE COURSE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037291181     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jcan.2003.20     Document Type: Conference Paper

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