The impact of cardiac resynchronization therapy in an end-stage heart failure patient with a left ventricular assist device as a bridge to recovery a case report

International Heart Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 246-247

  Muratsu, Jun ^a   Hara, Masahiko ^a   Mizote, Isamu ^a   Asano, Yoshihiro ^a   Sakata, Yasushi ^a   Saito, Shunsuke ^a   Matsumiya, Goro ^b   Sawa, Yoshiki ^a   Komuro, Issei ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bridge to recovery; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Left ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

CARVEDILOL; LOSARTAN; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CASE REPORT; DEVICE REMOVAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 80051610006     PISSN: 13492365     EISSN: 13493299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/ihj.52.246     Document Type: Article

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