Successful bridge to resynchronization therapy with a left ventricular assist system in a patient with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 210-213

  Nishimura, Motonobu ^a   Ogiwara, Masanori ^a   Ishikawa, Masayuki ^a   Imanaka, Kazuhito ^a   Okamura, Nobuyuki ^a   Kato, Masaaki ^a   Asano, Haruhiko ^a   Katogi, Toshiyuki ^a   Kohmoto, Osami ^a   Matsumoto, Kazuo ^a   Nishimura, Shigeyuki ^a   Kyo, Shunei ^a  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biventricular pacing; Bridge to recovery; LVAS; Resynchronization therapy

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARVEDILOL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 26844504110     PISSN: 14347229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10047-005-0304-1     Document Type: Article

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