The use of the impella RD as a bridge to recovery for right ventricular dysfunction after cardiac transplantation

Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 369-371

  Bennett, Matthew T ^a   Virani, Sean A ^a   Bowering, John ^a   Ignaszewski, Andrew ^a   Kaan, Anne Marie F ^b   Cheung, Anson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiac transplant; Impella; Orthotopic heart transplant; Right ventricular dysfunction; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; HEPARIN; MILRINONE; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; PROTAMINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78149379691     PISSN: 15569845     EISSN: 15590879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IMI.0b013e3181f5d1ab     Document Type: Article

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