Saphenous vein graft flow during left ventricular assistance: With an axial-flow pump

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 222-224

  Forrester, Matthew D ^a   Myers, Timothy J ^a   Gregoric, Igor D ^a   Frazier, O H ^a  

^a ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood circulation physiology; Congestive heart failure; Coronary artery bypass; Heart assist devices; Saphenous vein graft

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; INOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BLOOD PUMP; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART CYCLE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING PRESSURE; HUMAN; MALE; PULSATILE FLOW; PULSE PRESSURE; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FATAL OUTCOME; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SAPHENOUS VEIN;

EID: 33748048167     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 07302347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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