Left ventricular assist improves autonomic imbalance in patients with persistent myocardial dysfunction

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 851-855

  Gardiwal, Ajmal ^a   Roentgen, Philipp ^a   Luesebrink, Ulrich ^a   Koenig, Thorben ^a   Klein, Gunnar ^a   Oswald, Hanno ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autonomic imbalance; Heart failure; Heart rate variability; Left ventricular assist

Indexed keywords

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES; PATIENT TREATMENT; RESTORATION; UNLOADING;

AUTONOMIC FUNCTION; AUTONOMIC IMBALANCE; AUTONOMICS; CHRONIC HEART FAILURES; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; LEAVE-VENTRICULAR ASSIST; LEFT VENTRICULAR; MEDICAL THERAPY; MYOCARDIAL DYSFUNCTION;

CARDIOLOGY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; QT INTERVAL;

EID: 78650810879     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139881003301203     Document Type: Article

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