Observations From Non-Invasive Measures of Right Heart Hemodynamics in Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1055-1062

  Lam, Kaitlyn My Tu ^a   Ennis, Stephanie ^a   O'Driscoll, Gerry ^b   Solis, Jorge M ^a   MacGillivray, Thomas ^a   Picard, Michael H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

HeartMate II; Right ventricular function; Right heart hemodynamics; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DETERIORATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69449089394     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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