Mechanical treatment of heart failure: The growth role of LVADs and artificial hearts

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 223-233

  Nemeh, Hassan W ^a   Smedira, Nicholas G ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LIFESPAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0037366172     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.70.3.223     Document Type: Review

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