Left ventricular assist device or heart transplantation: Impact of transpulmonary gradient and pulmonary vascular resistance on decision making

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 310-316

  Mikus, Elisa ^a   Stepanenko, Alexander ^a   Krabatsch, Thomas ^a   Dandel, Michael ^a   Lehmkuhl, Hans Brendan ^a   Loforte, Antonio ^a   Hetzer, Roland ^a   Potapov, Evgenij V ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heart transplantation; Inotropic drugs; Left ventricular assist device; Pulmonary vascular resistance; Transpulmonary gradient

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY ARTERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 79951514694     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.05.031     Document Type: Article

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