Management of left ventricular assist devices after surgery: Bridge, destination, and recovery

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 252-256

  Mountis, Maria M ^a,b   Starling, Randall C ^a  

^a Kaufman Center for Heart Failure   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridge to transplant; Destination therapy; Mechanical circulatory support; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AZTREONAM; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLENBUTEROL; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPYRIDAMOLE; HEPARIN; HIRULOG; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; VANCOMYCIN; WARFARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ANTICOAGULATION; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LONG TERM CARE; NUTRITION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THROMBOSIS; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HOSPICE CARE; HYPERTENSION; INFECTION CONTROL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE;

ANTICOAGULANTS; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFECTION CONTROL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 67650565100     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e32832c7c09     Document Type: Review

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