Use of the Impella 5.0 as a bridge from ECMO to implantation of the HeartMate II left ventricular assist device in a pediatric patient

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 205-206

  Hollander, Seth A ^a   Reinhartz, Olaf ^a,b   Chin, Clifford ^a   Yeh, Justin ^a   Maeda, Katsuhide ^a   Mallidi, Hari ^a   Bernstein, Daniel ^a   Rosenthal, David ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LETTER; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CHILD; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC;

EID: 84857657779     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2011.01578.x     Document Type: Letter

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