The Management of Severe Primary Graft Failure After Cardiac Transplantation

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 203-205

  Hauer, Daniela ^a   Beiras Fernandez, Andres ^a   Kur, Felix ^a   Weis, Marion ^a   Schmoeckel, Michael ^a   Weis, Florian C ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; heart transplantation; levosimendan; primary graft failure

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ISOFLURANE; LEVOSIMENDAN; MILRINONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; NORADRENALIN; STEROID; SUFENTANIL; TACROLIMUS; VASOPRESSIN;

ADULT; AKINESIA; ANESTHESIA; AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARDIAC GRAFT REJECTION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DYSKINESIA; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; GRAFT FAILURE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETER; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYDRAZONES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PYRIDAZINES; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 62549121291     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2007.12.010     Document Type: Article

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