Patient satisfaction with the external equipment of implantable left ventricular assist devices

Artificial Organs

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 721-725

  Meyer, Anna L ^a   Kugler, Christiane ^a   Malehsa, Doris ^a   Haverich, Axel ^a   Strueber, Martin ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Equipment; HeartMate II; HeartWare; Left ventricular assist device; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; SURVEYS;

AXIAL FLOW PUMP; DRIVELINES; EXTERNAL COMPONENTS; HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIVES; HEARTMATE II; HEARTWARE; PATIENT'S SATISFACTION; POWER BASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36;

EID: 77957279084     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2010.01085.x     Document Type: Article

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