Facilitated cardiac recovery in fulminant myocarditis: pediatric use of the Impella LP 5.0 pump

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 96-97

  Andrade, Jason G ^a   Al Saloos, Hesham ^a   Jeewa, Aamir ^a   Sandor, George G S ^a   Cheung, Anson ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

impella; myocarditis; pediatrics; ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BISOPROLOL; DOBUTAMINE; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; INOTROPIC AGENT; MILRINONE; RAMIPRIL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BIOPSY; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANTATION; MALE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS MYOCARDITIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; HEART; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72249112560     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.06.020     Document Type: Article

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