Influence of Different Implantation Techniques on Long-term Survival After Orthotopic Heart Transplantation: An Echocardiographic Study

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1243-1248

  Sun, Jing Ping ^a   Niu, Jianli ^a   Banbury, Michael K ^a   Zhou, Lingmei ^a   Taylor, David O ^a   Starling, Randall C ^a   Garcia, Mario J ^a   Stewart, William J ^a   Thomas, James D ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BIATRIAL TECHNIQUE; BICAVAL TECHNIQUE; CAVA VEIN; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART SIZE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; ORTHOTOPIC TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL TIME; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ADULT; AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEMALE; HEART; HEART ATRIA; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE VOLUME; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 37149007757     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2007.09.016     Document Type: Review

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