A changing trend toward destination therapy: Are we treating the same patients differently?

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 552-554

  Birks, Emma J ^a   Bogaev, Roberta C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DEVICE APPROVAL; DEVICE SAFETY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREND STUDY;

HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 83455199964     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 15266702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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