Effects of the HeartMate II continuous-flow left ventricular assist device on right ventricular function

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 209-215

  Lee, Sangjin ^a   Kamdar, Forum ^a   Madlon Kay, Richard ^a   Boyle, Andrew ^a   Colvin Adams, Monica ^a   Pritzker, Marc ^a   John, Ranjit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

heart failure; right ventricular function; tricuspid annular motion; ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

INOTROPIC AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 74849116751     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.11.599     Document Type: Article

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