The last to die is hope: Prolonged mechanical circulatory support with a Novacor left ventricular assist device as a bridge to transplantation

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 417-418

  Casarotto, Dino ^a,b   Bottio, Tomaso ^a   Gambino, Antonio ^a   Testolin, Luca ^a   Gerosa, Gino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b Ist di Chirurgia Cardiovascolare   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; INTERFERON; MITOXANTRONE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ANGIOFOLLICULAR LYMPH NODE HYPERPLASIA; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAPSE;

EID: 0037326364     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2003.131     Document Type: Article

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