Miniaturization of left ventricular assist devices: The ongoing trend

Expert Review of Medical Devices

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-58

  Garbade, Jens ^a   Bittner, Hartmuth Bruno ^a   Lehmann, Sven ^a   Mohr, Friedrich Wilhelm ^a   Barten, Markus Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

heart failure; left ventricular assist device; partial support

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE; CLINICAL USE; CONTINUOUS-FLOW; DESTINATION THERAPY; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES; MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT; TECHNICAL ADVANCES;

CARDIOLOGY;

MINIATURE INSTRUMENTS;

ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVICE APPROVAL; ELECTRONICS; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RIGHT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; TREND STUDY;

ANIMALS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HEART VENTRICLES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MINIATURIZATION;

EID: 83155188757     PISSN: 17434440     EISSN: 17452422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erd.11.62     Document Type: Review

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