Suicide after ventricular assist device implantation

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 692-694

  Tigges Limmer, Katharina ^a   Schönbrodt, Michael ^a   Roefe, Daniela ^a   Arusoglu, Latif ^a   Morshuis, Michel ^a   Gummert, Jan F ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

depression; destination therapy; heart failure; LVAD; quality of life; suicide

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT;

AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOOT AMPUTATION; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MALE; ORGANIC PSYCHOSYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUICIDE; TOE GANGRENE; COMPLICATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

AGED; DEPRESSION; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUICIDE;

EID: 77952548476     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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