Long-term mechanical ventricular assistance toward myocardial recovery

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-82

  Entwistle III, John W C ^a  

^a HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038247932     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8651(03)00006-7     Document Type: Review

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