Reversibility of fixed pulmonary hypertension in left ventricular assist device support recipients

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 971-977

  Mikus, Elisa ^a   Stepanenko, Alexander ^a   Krabatsch, Thomas ^a   Loforte, Antonio ^a   Dandel, Michael ^a   Lehmkuhl, Hans Brendan ^a   Hetzer, Roland ^a   Potapov, Evgenij V ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fixed pulmonary hypertension; Pulmonary vascular resistance; Transplantability; Transpulmonary gradient; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; DEVICE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ARTERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 79960715590     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.01.019     Document Type: Article

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