Current status of cardiac transplantation and left ventricular assist devices

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 319-321

  Frazier, O H ^a  

^a ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GRAFT FAILURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; HISTORY; MORTALITY; PROSTHESIS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; TEXAS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955396572     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 15266702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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