Bridge to recovery with a thoratec biventricular assist device for postpartum cardiomyopathy

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 479-480

  Zimmerman, Hannah ^a   Coelho Anderson, Romana ^b   Smith, Richard ^b   Nolan, Paul ^a   Copeland, Jack ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACE INHIBITORS; ASSIST DEVICE; BETA-BLOCKERS; CARDIAC FUNCTIONS; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURES; FUNCTIONAL CLASS; HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS; LEFT VENTRICULAR EJECTION FRACTION; MEDICAL THERAPY; NEW YORK; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WEANING TRIALS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; TELEMEDICINE;

HEART;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PUERPERAL DISORDER;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; FEMALE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; PUERPERAL DISORDERS;

EID: 77956393433     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0b013e3181e9ac66     Document Type: Article

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