Current use of the EXCOR pediatric ventricular assist device

Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 612-617

  Bryant III, Roosevelt ^a,b   Steiner, Marie ^a   St Louis, James D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Assist device; Mechanical support; Pediatric; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CHILD; ELECTRONICS; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BODY SIZE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MINIATURIZATION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952812133     PISSN: 19375387     EISSN: 19375395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12265-010-9218-2     Document Type: Article

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