Levitronix Ventricular Assist Devices as a Bridge to Recovery After Profound Biventricular Heart Failure Associated With Pulmonary Aspergillosis

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 345-349

  Whitson, Bryan A ^a   D'Cunha, Jonathan ^a   Knutsen, Amy C ^a   Boyle, Andrew J ^a   Liao, Kenneth K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASPERGILLOSIS; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 33947690768     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2007.01.024     Document Type: Article

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