Technique for Insertion of the Inflow Cannula of the INCOR Left Ventricular Assist Device

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1466-1467

  Komoda, Takeshi ^a   Weng, Yuguo ^a   Hetzer, Roland ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DACRON; POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CANNULA; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 40749133312     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.10.010     Document Type: Article

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