Recovery of dilated cardiomyopathies in infants and children using left ventricular assist devices

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 364-368

  Zimmerman, Hannah ^a   Covington, Diane ^a   Smith, Richard ^a   Inaht, Chelsae ^a   Barber, Brent ^a   Copeland, Jack ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DAMAGE; CARDIAC TRANSPLANTATION; DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY; END-DIASTOLIC; HEART FAILURE; LEFT VENTRICLES; LEFT VENTRICULAR; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES; MEAN AGES; MEDICAL THERAPY; WEANING TRIALS; Z-SCORES;

RECOVERY;

ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954951586     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0b013e3181e1d228     Document Type: Article

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