Technique for less invasive implantation of heartmate II left ventricular assist device without median sternotomy

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 241-244

  Anyanwu, Anelechi C ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASCENDING AORTA; BLEEDING; CANNULA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAPHRAGM; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ASSISTED DEVICE; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PATIENT SELECTION; PERICARDIAL ADHESION; PLEURA CAVITY; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STERNOTOMY; THORACOTOMY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CATHETERIZATION; HEART VENTRICLES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; THORACOTOMY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 83455262990     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: 15329488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

References (2)

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