Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale for refractory hypoxemia after HeartMate II left ventricular assist device placement

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Kapur, Navin K ^a   Conte, John V ^a   Resar, Jon R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial hypoxemia; LVAD; PFO closure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FALLOT TETRALOGY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; MALE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANOXEMIA; DIASTOLE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; VENTRICULAR PRESSURE;

EID: 34548547064     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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