Mechanical circulatory support in severe heart failure: Single-center experience

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 620-622

  Vitali, E ^a   Lanfranconi, M ^a   Bruschi, G ^a   Ribera, E ^a   Garatti, A ^a   Colombo, T ^a   Russo, C F ^a  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CAUSE OF DEATH; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 2042536710     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.02.050     Document Type: Conference Paper

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