Conversion of the TandemHeart percutaneous ventricular assist device to long-term support

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 444-445

  Mehta, Sanjay ^a   Pae, Walter ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary bypass; Heart assist devices; TandemHeart

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CANNULATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; PATIENT MOBILITY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33746729837     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2006.130088     Document Type: Article

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