Under-utilization of mechanical circulatory support in Canada: Why and what can be done?

Artificial Organs

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 278-286

  Mussivand, Tofy ^a   Carrier, Michel ^b   Chiu, Ray C J ^c   Davies, Ross A ^a   Delgado, Diego H ^d   Deng, Mario C ^e   Haddad, Haissam ^a   Hendry, Paul J ^a   Keon, Wilbert J ^a   Koshal, Arvind ^f   Masters, Roy G ^a   Mesana, Thierry ^a   Rao, Vivek ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure; Extracorporeal circulation; Health economics; Heart assist device; Registries; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURES; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT; MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT DEVICE; REGISTRY; SUPPORT PROGRAMS; TRANSPLANTATION;

ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CANADA; CARDIOLOGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON;

EID: 11144356674     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2004.47344.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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