Left ventricular assist device malfunction: A systematic approach to diagnosis

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1574-1583

  Horton, Steven C ^a,b,c   Khodaverdian, Reza ^a   Powers, Amanda ^a   Revenaugh, James ^a,b   Renlund, Dale G ^a,b   Moore, Stephanie A ^a   Rasmusson, Brad ^c   Nelson, Karl E ^a   Long, James W ^a,b  

^a LDS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

heart failure; HF; inflow valve regurgitation; IVR; left ventricle ventricular; left ventricular assist device; LV; LVAD; PCWP; pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; REMATCH

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBOLISM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY WEDGE PRESSURE; STATISTICS; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 2342419946     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2003.11.055     Document Type: Article

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