Left ventricular pressure and volume unloading during pulsatile versus nonpulsatile left ventricular assist device support: Invited commentary

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 149-150

  Lachapelle, Kevin ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

27

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BLEEDING; DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INFECTION; NOTE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642564237     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)01652-7     Document Type: Note

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