Incidence and clinical management of life-threatening left ventricular assist device failure

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 964-969

  Birks, E J ^a   Tansley, P D ^a   Yacoub, M H ^a   Bowles, C T ^a   Hipkin, M ^a   Hardy, J ^a   Banner, N R ^a   Khaghani, A ^a,b  

^a HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA DISSECTION; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOLLOW UP; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL RECORD; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 4243105976     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2004.06.024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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