Management of HeartWare left ventricular assist device thrombosis using intracavitary thrombolytics

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 712-714

  Kiernan, Michael S ^a   Pham, Duc Thinh ^a   Denofrio, David ^a   Kapur, Navin K ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; MILRINONE;

ADULT; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIURESIS; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING PRESSURE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE THROMBOSIS; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE THROMBOSIS; LUNG CONGESTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEART VENTRICLES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; THROMBOSIS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 80051794795     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.11.022     Document Type: Article

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