Early changes in bioprosthetic heart valves following ventricular assist device implantation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Butany, Jagdish ^a,b   Leong, Shaun W ^a   Rao, Vivek ^a   Borger, Michael A ^a   David, Tirone E ^a   Cunningham, Kristopher S ^a,b   Daniel, Loretta ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioprosthesis; Inflammation; Left ventricular assist device; Pannus; Pericardial valves

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOPROSTHESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EXPLANT; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; ORTHOTOPIC TRANSPLANTATION; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; BIOPROSTHESIS; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; DEVICE REMOVAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION;

EID: 33947130108     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.08.041     Document Type: Article

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