Evaluation of right ventricular function and post-operative findings using cardiac computed tomography in patients with left ventricular assist devices

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 896-903

  Garcia Alvarez, Ana ^a,b,c   Fernandez Friera, Leticia ^a   Lau, Joe F ^a   Sawit, Simonette T ^a   Mirelis, Jesus G ^a,b   Castillo, Javier G ^d   Pinney, Sean ^a   Anyanwu, Anelechi C ^d   Fuster, Valentin ^a,b   Sanz, Javier ^a   Garcia, Mario J ^e  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CARDIOVASCULARES CNIC   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac computed tomography; echocardiography; heart failure; right ventricle; ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STROKE VOLUME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 79959949291     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.03.009     Document Type: Article

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