The excor device - Revival of an old system with excellent results

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 393-399

  Schmid, Christof ^a   Tjan, T ^a   Etz, C ^a   Welp, H ^a   Rukosujew, A ^a   Klotz, S ^a   Drees, G ^a   Gogarten, W ^a   Scheld, H H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heart transplantation; Mechanical support system; Myocardial recovery

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MYOCARDITIS; PARACORPOREAL MECHANICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33749480380     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924268     Document Type: Article

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