Successful Conversion of TandemHeart Left Ventricular Assist Device to Right Ventricular Assist Device After Implantation of a HeartMate XVE

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1677-1679

  Takagaki, Masami ^a   Wurzer, Chris ^a   Wade, Richard ^a   Lee, Richard ^a   Malaisrie, Sukit Chris ^a   McCarthy, Patrick M ^a   McGee Jr , Edwin C ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC;

EID: 53849092732     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.04.101     Document Type: Article

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