Thoratec left ventricular assist device as a bridge to recovery in a child weighing 27 kilograms

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1203-1204

  Pastuszko, Peter ^a,b   Gruber, Peter J ^a,b   Wernovsky, Gil ^a,b   Tanel, Ronn E ^a,b   Rhodes, Larry A ^a,b   Nicolson, Susan C ^a,b   Spray, Thomas L ^a,b   Gaynor, J William ^a,b  

^a Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ^*

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; HEPARIN; INOTROPIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE; MEXILETINE; THORATEC VAD;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 1842558426     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.10.033     Document Type: Article

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