Multicenter evaluation of an intrapericardial left ventricular assist system

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1375-1382

  Strueber, Martin ^a   O'Driscoll, Gerry ^b   Jansz, Paul ^c   Khaghani, Asghar ^d   Levy, Wayne C ^e   Wieselthaler, George M ^f  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

circulatory support; heart transplantation; HeartWare; left ventricular assist device (LVAD)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEATH; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EXPLANT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTRAPERICARDIAL LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST SYSTEM; MALE; MEMORY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 79952684760     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.10.040     Document Type: Article

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