Hypoxemia complicating LVAD insertion: Novel application of the amplatzer PFO occlusion device

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 156-158

  Srinivas, Coimbatore V ^a   Collins, Nicholas ^a   Borger, Michael A ^a   Horlick, Eric ^a   Murphy, Patricia M ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DEVICE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; MALE; OCCLUSION DEVICE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANOXEMIA; BALLOON OCCLUSION; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33847404031     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2007.00370.x     Document Type: Article

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