Role of the Abiomed BVS 5000 device for short-term support and bridge to transplantation

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 360-363

  Morgan, Jeffrey A ^a,b   Stewart, Allan S ^a   Lee, Brian J ^a   Oz, Mehmet C ^a   Naka, Yoshifumi ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Apt 24F ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); PATIENT TREATMENT;

CARDIOGENIC SHOCKS; MYCARDIAL RECOVERY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART BIVENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ASSIST DEVICE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE ASSIST DEVICE; HEART SURGERY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SURVIVAL;

EID: 3142783735     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.MAT.0000130680.63196.7b     Document Type: Article

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