Creation of a self-made total artificial heart using combined components of available ventricular assist devices

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-53

  Tjan, Tonny D T ^a   Klotz, S ^a   Schmid, C ^a   Scheid, H H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Cardiovascular surgery; Heart and lung transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART; ASCENDING AORTA; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; DACRON VASCULAR PROSTHESIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SEPTIC SHOCK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART, ARTIFICIAL; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38949177446     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-989248     Document Type: Article

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