Mechanical Circulatory Support for Right Heart Failure: Current Technology and Future Outlook

Artificial Organs

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 332-347

  Hsu, Po Lin ^a   Parker, Jack ^b   Egger, Christina ^a   Autschbach, Rüdiger ^b   Schmitz Rode, Thomas ^a   Steinseifer, Ulrich ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mechanical circulatory support; Minimally invasive device; Right heart failure; Right ventricular assist device; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART; CARDIOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; HEART;

FAILURE CURRENTS; HEART FAILURE; MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT; MINIMALLY INVASIVE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE DEVICE; RIGHT HEART FAILURE; RIGHT VENTRICULAR; RIGHT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES;

HEPARIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; APPLICATION SITE BLEEDING; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY PROSTHESIS; ARTIFICIAL HEART; BIVENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; DEVICE APPROVAL; DEVICE SAFETY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FLOW KINETICS; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMOLYSIS; HEPARINIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULSATILE FLOW; REVIEW; RIGHT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

EID: 84859620669     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2011.01366.x     Document Type: Review

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