In vivo evaluation of the biocompatibility of the totally implantable ventricular assist device (HeartSaver VAD)

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 459-462

  Mussivand, Tofy ^a,g   Harasaki, Hiroaki ^b   Litwak, Kenneth ^c   Slaughter, Mark S ^d   Gray Jr , Laman A ^e   Dowling, Robert D ^e   Mueller, Ruedi ^f   Masters, Roy G ^a   Hendry, Paul J ^a   Beck Da Silva, Luís ^a   Davies, Ross ^a   Haddad, Haissam ^a   Mesana, Thierry G ^a   Keon, Wilbert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^f HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; ENZYMES; HEMOGLOBIN; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE (VAD);

BIOCOMPATIBILITY;

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; HEMOGLOBIN; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CATTLE; DRUG MONITORING; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEMODYNAMICS; IMPLANTATION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; PLATELET COUNT;

EID: 0041807738     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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