Mechanical circulatory support in the ICCU

Acute Cardiac Care

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 204-215

  Pitsis, Antonis A ^a   Visouli, Aikaterini ^a  

^a St Luke's Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acute heart failure; Chronic heart failure; Mechanical circulatory support; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART FAILURE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CONVALESCENCE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DEVICE THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST; MYOCARDITIS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORONARY CARE UNITS; CRITICAL CARE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 72049131823     PISSN: 17482941     EISSN: 1748295X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17482940903177028     Document Type: Review

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