Successful left ventricular assist device bridge to transplantation after failure of a Fontan revision

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 365-367

  Newcomb, Andrew E ^a,c   Negri, Justin C ^b   Brizard, Christian P ^a   D'Udekem, Yves ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DEVICE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; ORTHOTOPIC TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33344464314     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2005.05.022     Document Type: Article

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