Sustained myocardial recovery 5 years after in situ disconnection of a Jarvik 2000 device

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 587-588

  George, Robert S ^a,b   Khaghani, Clare ^b   Bowles, Christopher T ^a,b   Khaghani, Asghar ^a   Birks, Emma J ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISOPROLOL; CARVEDILOL; CLENBUTEROL;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DEVICE REMOVAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LETTER; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; OFF PUMP SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; DEVICE REMOVAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 77950518797     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.12.002     Document Type: Letter

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