Mechanical support and medical therapy reverse heart failure in infants and children

Artificial Organs

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 885-890

  Zimmerman, Hannah ^a   Covington, Diane ^a   Smith, Richard ^a   Copeland, Jack ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

BiVADs; Dilated cardiomyopathy; LVAD; Recovery; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART; CARDIOLOGY; HEART; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PATIENT TREATMENT;

ASSIST DEVICE; BIVENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURES; DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY; HEART FAILURE; LEAVE VAD; MECHANICAL SUPPORT; MEDICAL THERAPY; TRANSPLANTATION; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

RECOVERY;

CAPTOPRIL; CARNITINE; CARVEDILOL; DOBUTAMINE; HEPARIN; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHILD; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART DILATATION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; TREATMENT FAILURE; WEANING;

EID: 78649558093     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2010.01069.x     Document Type: Article

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