Device therapy for heart failure: When and for whom?

American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 147-153

  Shams, Omar F ^a   Ventura, Hector O ^a  

^a OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac devices; Heart failure, treatment; Ventricular assist devices

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLENBUTEROL; CORTICOSTEROID; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; INOTROPIC AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; PROSTANOID; SPIRONOLACTONE; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

AORTA BALLOON; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE THERAPY; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 44949103189     PISSN: 11753277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00129784-200808030-00001     Document Type: Review

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