A novel percutaneous mechanical biventricular bridge to recovery in severe cardiac allograft rejection

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-95

  Rajagopal, Vivek ^a   Steahr, Gregg ^a   Wilmer, Charles I ^a   Raval, Nirav Y ^a  

^a PIEDMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

allograft rejection; biventricular support; Impella 2.5; percutaneous; TandemHeart

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; MILRINONE; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; CARDIAC GRAFT REJECTION; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GRAFT FAILURE; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; ORTHOTOPIC TRANSPLANTATION; PAROXYSMAL DYSPNEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION PRESSURE; VITAL SIGN;

ADULT; CARDIAC OUTPUT; DEVICE REMOVAL; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE VOLUME; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 72249086121     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.09.015     Document Type: Article

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