Perioperative echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular assist device implantation: Additional causes of inflow cannula obstruction [16]

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 673-674

  Augoustides, John G T ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNULA; CANNULATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIA; INFLOW CANNULA OBSTRUCTION; LETTER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBUS; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 38549134339     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e318160fdde     Document Type: Letter

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