Paracorporeal biventricular mechanical circulatory support for more than 4 years

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 698-699

  Drews, Thorsten ^a   Krabatsch, Thomas ^a   Huebler, Michael ^a   Hetzer, Roland ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Berlin Heart Excor; biventricular mechanical circulatory support; compliance; heart failure; heart transplantation; paracorporal; permanent

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CREATININE; NORADRENALIN; POTASSIUM; WARFARIN;

ADULT; APHASIA; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARBUNCLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MALE; MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; STERNOTOMY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND INFECTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; TIME;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77952543253     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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