Australian Experience with VAD as a Bridge to Paediatric Cardiac Transplantation

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 26-30

  Gilmore, Hollie ^a   Millar, Kenneth John ^a   Weintraub, Robert G ^a,b   Hislop, Jodi ^a   Negri, Justin ^c   Brizard, Christian P ^a   d'Udekem, Yves ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal life support; Heart failure; Heart transplantation; Paediatrics; Ventricular assist device (VAD)

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; CEFALEXIN; DIGOXIN; ESMOLOL; FLUCLOXACILLIN; PROPRANOLOL;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANNULA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 73949098858     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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