Left Ventricular Unloading in Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients Is Safe and Feasible and Provides Acute and Sustained Left Ventricular Recovery

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1044-1046

  Sjauw, Krischan D ^a   Remmelink, Maurice ^a   Baan Jr , Jan ^a   Lam, Kayan ^a   Engström, Annemarie E ^a   van der Schaaf, René J ^a   Vis, Marije M ^a   Koch, Karel T ^a   van Straalen, Jan P ^a   Tijssen, Jan G P ^a   de Mol, Bas A J M ^a   de Winter, Robbert J ^a   Piek, Jan J ^a   Henriques, José P S ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNTERPULSATION; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STUNNED HEART MUSCLE;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 39849105074     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.10.050     Document Type: Letter

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