Implantation of a centrifugal pump as a left ventricular assist device through a novel, minimized approach: Upper hemisternotomy combined with anterolateral thoracotomy

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 511-513

  Schmitto, Jan D ^a   Molitoris, Ulrich ^a   Haverich, Axel ^a   Strueber, Martin ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; DOBUTAMINE; LEVOSIMENDAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CANNULATION; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY;

ADULT; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STERNOTOMY; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855827670     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.07.046     Document Type: Article

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