Mechanical circulatory support devices

AACN Advanced Critical Care

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 368-372

  Shannon, Dana ^a   Hallinan, William ^a   Massey, H Todd ^a,b   Ackerman, Michael H ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Program in Heart Failure and Transplantation   (United States)

^c Center for Clinical Trials and Medical Device Evaluation   (United States)

^d Cardiovascular Services

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART, ARTIFICIAL; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS;

EID: 33845707289     PISSN: 15597768     EISSN: 15597768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/15597768-2006-4002     Document Type: Review

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