Usefulness of Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Device as a Bridge to Recovery from Myocarditis

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1755-1756

  Chandra, Divay ^a   Kar, Biswajit ^a,b,c   Idelchik, Gary ^c   Simpson, Leo ^c   Loyalka, Pranav ^c   Gregoric, Igor D ^c   Delgado III, Reynolds M ^c   Frazier, O H ^c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AORTA BALLOON; ARTERY BYPASS; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNTERPULSATION; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART INDEX; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDITIS;

EID: 34249903867     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.01.067     Document Type: Article

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