Long-term-outpatient therapy with a left ventricular assist device - Up-to-date modality in the treatment of end-stage heart failure;Ambulante langzeit-betreuung mit einem linksherzunterstützungssystem - Eine zeitgemässe modalität in der behandlung der terminalen herzinsuffizienz

Swiss Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-30

  Grapow, Martin T R ^a   Todorov, A ^a   Bernet, F ^a   Zerkowski, H R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; End stage; Heart failure; Ventricular assist devices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP A; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART DILATATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; ORTHOTOPIC TRANSPLANTATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AMBULATORY CARE; CLASSIFICATION; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; LONG TERM CARE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AMBULATORY CARE; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; REOPERATION;

EID: 0037997414     PISSN: 10239332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1023-9332.9.1.27     Document Type: Article

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