Mechanical support for acute right ventricular failure: Evolving surgical paradigms

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Marquez, Thao T ^a   D'Cunha, Jonathan ^a   John, Ranjit ^a   Liao, Kenneth ^a   Joyce, Lyle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 58249088907     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.02.025     Document Type: Article

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