Bi-Ventricular Circulatory Support With the Abiomed AB5000 System in a Patient With Idiopathic Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 298-300

  Zhang, Li ^a   Kapetanakis, Emmanouil I ^a   Cooke, Richard H ^a   Sweet, Leslie C ^a   Boyce, Steven W ^a  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 33845492847     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.05.034     Document Type: Article

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