The dilemma of a left ventricular assist device explantation: A decision analysis

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 657-661

  Delgado, Diego H ^a,b   Ross, Heather J ^a   Rao, Vivek ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure; Health economics; Heart assist device

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEVICE REMOVAL; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM;

EID: 34547451144     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(07)70228-3     Document Type: Article

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