A titanium plug simplifies left ventricular assist device removal after myocardial recovery

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1316-1317

  Potapov, Evgenij V ^a   Stepanenko, Alexander ^a   Hennig, Ewald ^a   Hetzer, Roland ^a   Krabatsch, Thomas ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSPHERE; TITANIUM;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONVALESCENCE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DEVICE THERAPY; ENDOCARDIUM; EXPLANT; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HEART; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TITANIUM;

EID: 78049310769     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2010.06.008     Document Type: Letter

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