A safe, alternative technique for off-pump left ventricular assist device implantation in high-risk reoperative cases

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 286-288

  Collart, Frédéric ^a   Feier, Horea ^a   Metras, Dominique ^a   Mesana, Thierry G ^a  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Left ventricular assist device; Off pump; Reoperation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; DISSECTION; EVALUATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 2442583080     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icvts.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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