Physiologic and pathologic changes in patients with continuous-flow ventricular assist devices

Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 154-158

  John, Ranjit ^a,d   Boyle, Andrew ^a   Pagani, Frank ^b   Miller, Leslie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous flow devices; End stage heart failure; Left ventricular assist device; LVAD; Pulsatile devices

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; DEVICE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BLOOD; CONVALESCENCE; DEVICE SAFETY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRODUCT SAFETY; PROSTHESIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 67349234884     PISSN: 19375387     EISSN: 19375395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12265-009-9092-y     Document Type: Article

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