Longer duration of continuous-flow ventricular assist device support predicts greater hemodynamic compromise after return of pulsatility

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 524-525

  Stewart, Allen S ^a   Russo, Mark J ^a   Martens, Timothy P ^a   Naseem, Tariq M ^a   Deng, Mario C ^a   Wang, Ray ^a   Argenziano, Michael ^a   Oz, Mehmet ^a   Naka, Yoshifumi ^a  

^a University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PULSATILE FLOW; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 48649083372     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.12.028     Document Type: Article

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