Percutaneous cardiopulmonary support system as a bridge to Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS) implantation: Analysis of its role in the treatment of end-stage cardiac disease

Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-36

  Nishimura, Motonobu ^a   Ohtake, Shigeaki ^a   Sawa, Yoshiki ^a   Masai, Takefumi ^a   Chang, Jau Chang ^a   Kagisaki, Koji ^a   Ohata, Toshihiro ^a   Yamaguchi, Takahiro ^a   Matsuda, Hikaru ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heart failure; LVAS; Multiple organ failure; PCPS

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642568568     PISSN: 14347229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01340450     Document Type: Article

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