Analysis of platelet function during left ventricular support with the incor and excor system

Heart Surgery Forum

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 431-435

  Etz, Christian ^a   Welp, Henryk ^a   Rothenburger, Markus ^a   Tjan, Tonny D T ^a   Wenzelburger, Frauke ^a   Schmidt, Christoph ^a   Scheld, Hans H ^a   Schmid, Christof ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANALYZER; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMBOLISM; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PATIENT MONITORING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD CLOTTING PARAMETERS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PLATELET FUNCTION TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 10944233677     PISSN: 10983511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/HSF98.20041073     Document Type: Article

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