Pathology in patients with ventricular assist devices: A study of 21 autopsies, 24 ventricular apical core biopsies and 24 explanted hearts

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-23

  Rose, Alan G ^a   Park, Soon J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; Cause of death; Reversible myocyte damage; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA PROSTHESIS; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIOPROSTHESIS; BIOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CYTOLYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DONOR; EOSINOPHILIA; EXPLANT; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HISTOLOGY; HOST CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANT; INTESTINE INFARCTION; LIVER NECROSIS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SWINE; THROMBOSIS; TISSUE NECROSIS;

EID: 13844250349     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2004.10.002     Document Type: Article

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