Hemodynamic and Echocardiographic Responses to Acute Interruption of Left Ventricular Assist Device Support: Relevance to Assessment of Myocardial Recovery

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 967-973

  George, Robert S ^a   Yacoub, Magdi H ^a   Tasca, Giordano ^a   Webb, Carole ^a   Bowles, Christopher T ^a   Tansley, Patrick ^a   Hardy, James P ^a   Dreyfus, Gilles ^a   Khaghani, Asghar ^a   Birks, Emma J ^a  

^a HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXPLANT; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RATE; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; INOTROPISM; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; DEVICE REMOVAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEART; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE VOLUME; WALKING;

EID: 34848928672     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2007.07.021     Document Type: Article

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