Left ventricular assist device weaning: Hemodynamic response and relationship to stroke volume and rate reduction protocols

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 228-233

  Slaughter, Mark S ^a   Sobieski, Michael A ^a   Koenig, Steven C ^b   Pappas, Patrokolos S ^a   Tatooles, Antone J ^a   Silver, Marc A ^a  

^a ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

HEMODYNAMIC RESPONSE; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE (LVAD); RATE REDUCTION PROTOCOLS; STROKE VOLUME;

HEMODYNAMICS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEMODYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; STEADY STATE; WEANING; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY ARTERY; STANDARD; SYSTOLE; TIME;

ANIMALS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CATTLE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; MALE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PULMONARY ARTERY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; STROKE VOLUME; SYSTOLE; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; WEANING;

EID: 33746698969     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mat.0000208952.73287.41     Document Type: Article

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