Abiomed biventricular assist device as a bridge to transplantation in a 14-year-old with cardiomyopathy resulting from ventricular noncompaction

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1249-1251

  Nathan, Meena ^a   Camacho, Margarita ^a   Hardin, Joel T ^a   Starr, Joanne P ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Orthotopic heart transplantation; Ventricular assist device; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; INOTROPIC AGENT; MILRINONE;

ADOLESCENT; AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; LUNG WEDGE PRESSURE; MALE; ORTHOTOPIC TRANSPLANTATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VENTRICULAR NONCOMPACTION;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; ISOLATED NONCOMPACTION OF THE VENTRICULAR MYOCARDIUM; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 78449295413     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-010-9785-7     Document Type: Article

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