HeartMate II ventricular assist device thrombosis - An echocardiographic approach to diagnosis: Can Doppler evaluation of flow be useful?

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 350.e1-350.e4

  Paluszkiewicz, Lech ^a   Gürsoy, Dilek ^a   Spiliopoulos, Sotirios ^a   Dogan, Günes ^a   Daliakopoulos, Stavros ^a   Tenderich, Magda ^a   Körfer, Reiner ^a   Tenderich, Gero ^a  

^a International Cardiovascular Center Rhein Ruhr   (Germany)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; HeartMate II; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

AGED; AORTA VALVE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FLOW RATE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; HEARTMATE II VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 79951942208     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.06.007     Document Type: Article

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