Experience with the levitronix centrimag in the pediatric population as a bridge to decision and recovery

Artificial Organs

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1002-1004

  Kouretas, Peter C ^a,b   Kaza, Aditya K ^b   Burch, Phillip T ^b   Witte, Madolin K ^b   Clayson, Stephen E ^c   Everitt, Melanie D ^b   Selzman, Craig H ^b  

^a Primary Children's Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^b PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart transplantation; Pediatrics; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

HEART; PATIENT REHABILITATION; RECOVERY;

CIRCULATORY SUPPORT; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; GRAFT FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT; PEDIATRIC PATIENTS; PEDIATRIC POPULATION; SUPPORT SYSTEMS; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

PEDIATRICS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART SURGERY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 70450233429     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2009.00952.x     Document Type: Article

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