Clinical situations demanding weaning from long-term ventricular assist devices

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 730-735

  Schmid, C ^a   Etz, C ^a   Welp, H ^a   Rothenburger, M ^a   Reinecke, H ^a   Schafers M ^a   Schmidt, Ch ^a   Scheld, H H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Heart transplantation; Mechanical circulatory support; VAD

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DOBUTAMINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY; EXPLANT; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DILATATION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 4644253822     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.07.020     Document Type: Article

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