Ventricular assist device and heart transplantation in Japan

Japanese Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 327-336

  Ono, Minoru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

End stage heart failure; Heart transplantation; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; JAPAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANESTHESIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; JAPAN; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 62549122564     PISSN: 00214892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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