Successful weaning of a left ventricular assist device implanted for ischemic heart failure

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 507-509

  Beurtheret, Sylvain ^a   Mordant, Pierre ^a   Pavie, Alain ^a   Leprince, Pascal ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Ischemic heart failure; Left ventricular assist device; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CORONARY STENT; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; THORAX PAIN; THROMBUS; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 78249265341     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2010.243501     Document Type: Article

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