Management of right ventricular failure in the era of ventricular assist device therapy

Current Heart Failure Reports

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-71

  Craig, Michael L ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biventricular assist device; Bridge to transplantation; Congestive heart failure; Destination therapy; Left ventricular assist device; Right ventricular assist device; Right ventricular failure

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALBUMIN; CREATININE; DOBUTAMINE; ILOPROST; MILRINONE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; VITAMIN K GROUP;

AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART PRELOAD; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; NUTRITION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 79551544918     PISSN: 15469530     EISSN: 15469549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11897-010-0043-3     Document Type: Article

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