An Unexpected Surgical Complication of Ventricular Assist Device Implantation Identified by Transesophageal Echocardiography: A Case Report

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1194-1197

  Pu, Min ^a   Stephenson Jr , Edward R ^b   Davidson Jr , William R ^a   Sun, Benjamin C ^b  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Penn State University ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOPIDOGREL; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; TIROFIBAN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CIRCULATION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ASSIST DEVICE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0242440753     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/S0894-7317(03)00636-9     Document Type: Article

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