Initial clinical experience with the heartmate II ventricular assist system in a Pediatric Institution: Thoughts and progress

Artificial Organs

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 600-603

  Owens, William R ^a   Bryant Iii, Roosevelt ^b   Dreyer, William J ^b   Price, Jack F ^b   Morales, David L S ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mechanical circulatory support; Pediatrics; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; DISEASES; HOSPITALS; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES; NUTRITION; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; PEDIATRICS;

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE; DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY; DRIVE LINES; HEART TRANSPLANT; MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT; PATIENT SIZE; PEDIATRIC POPULATION; SMALL BODIES; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; VENTRICULAR ASSIST SYSTEM;

HEART;

CALCIUM; MILRINONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DEVICE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CHILD; HEART ASSIST DEVICE;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 77954374909     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2009.00970.x     Document Type: Article

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