The use of ventricular assist devices in pediatric patients with univentricular hearts

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 588-590

  Vanderpluym, Christina J ^a   Rebeyka, Ivan M ^a   Ross, David B ^a   Buchholz, Holger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA COARCTATION; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CASE REPORT; CAVOPULMONARY CONNECTION; CHILD; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FONTAN PROCEDURE; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; MALE; MITRAL VALVE ATRESIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SURVIVAL; THROMBOGENESIS;

EID: 78751580603     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.06.038     Document Type: Article

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