Successful implantation of a Berlin heart biventricular assist device in a failing single ventricle

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1407-1408

  Nathan, Meena ^a   Baird, Christopher ^a   Fynn Thompson, Francis ^a   Almond, Christopher ^a   Thiagarajan, Ravi ^a   Laussen, Peter ^a   Blume, Elizabeth ^a   Pigula, Frank ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33646830332     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.02.015     Document Type: Article

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