Evaluation of the heartmate II™ left ventricular assist device in obese heart failure patients: Effects on weight loss

Annals of Transplantation

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 63-67

  Thompson, Keith A ^a   Dhesi, Pavittarpaul ^a   Nguyen, David ^a   Czer, Lawrence ^a   Moriguchi, Jamie ^a   Schwarz, Ernst R ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac transplantation; Heart failure; Left ventricular assist device; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIAC PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART GRAFT; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MALE; OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 79960094218     PISSN: 14259524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.881867     Document Type: Article

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