Cavopulmonary anastomosis improves left ventricular assist device support in acute biventricular failure

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 528-533

  Succi, Guilherme M ^a   Moreira, Luiz Felipe P ^a   Leirner, Adolfo A ^a   Silva, Rodrigo S ^a   Stolf, Noedir A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Assisted circulation; Biventricular failure; Cavopulmonary anastomosis; Circulatory support; Right ventricle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CAVOPULMONARY CONNECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN;

ANIMALS; DOGS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HEART BYPASS, RIGHT; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEMODYNAMICS; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 60849107271     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.11.026     Document Type: Article

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