Percutaneous balloon occlusion of a left ventricular assist device outflow cannula to facilitate evaluation of myocardial recovery

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1300-1301

  Potapov, Evgenij V ^a   Schweiger, Martin ^b   Krabatsch, Thomas ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; BALLOON OCCLUSION; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MALE; NOTE; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80053935814     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.07.007     Document Type: Letter

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