Management of Multiple Left Ventricular Assist Device Failures in a Patient

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 98-100

  Myers, Timothy J ^a   Palanichamy, Nanthini ^a   Francesca, Saverio La ^a   Odegaard, Peggy A ^a   Gregoric, Igor D ^a   Frazier, O H ^a  

^a ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE FAILURE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGEVITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RARE DISEASE; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 33846257294     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2006.10.009     Document Type: Article

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