Clinical outcomes for continuous-flow left ventricular assist device patients stratified by pre-operative INTERMACS classification

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 402-407

  Boyle, Andrew J ^a   Ascheim, Deborah D ^b   Russo, Mark J ^c   Kormos, Robert L ^d   John, Ranjit ^e   Naka, Yoshifumi ^c   Gelijns, Annetine C ^b   Hong, Kimberly N ^c   Teuteberg, Jeffrey J ^f  

^a ST LUKE S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

heart failure; left ventricular assist device; mechanical circulatory support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ASSIST DEVICE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTERAGENCY REGISTRY FOR MECHANICALLY ASSISTED CIRCULATORY SUPPORT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952749502     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2010.10.016     Document Type: Article

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