Thoratec paracorporeal biventricular assist device therapy: The freiburg experience

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 207-212

  Brehm, Kerstin ^a   Heilmann, Claudia ^a   Siepe, Matthias ^a   Benk, Christoph ^a   Beyersdorf, Friedhelm ^a   Schlensak, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER FREIBURG BAD KROZINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute heart failure; Biventricular assist device; Congestive heart failure; Outcome

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A; BILIRUBIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIVENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PARACORPOREAL BIVENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPORT GROUP; TREATMENT INDICATION; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; BLOOD; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BILIRUBIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860346149     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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