Use of gated cardiac computed tomography angiography in the assessment of left ventricular assist device dysfunction

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-37

  Acharya, Deepak ^a   Singh, Satinder ^b   Tallaj, José A ^a   Holman, William L ^c   George, James F ^c   Kirklin, James K ^c   Pamboukian, Salpy V ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CLINICAL MANAGEMENT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST-ENHANCED; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANT; HEMODYNAMIC INSTABILITY; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES; MEDICAL MANAGEMENT; NONINVASIVE METHODS; PATIENT MANAGEMENT; POTENTIAL PROBLEMS; SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS;

ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

HEART;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIAC GATED IMAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; CARDIAC-GATED IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651499213     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0b013e3181fd3405     Document Type: Article

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