Imaging for ventricular function and myocardial recovery on nonpulsatile ventricular assist devices

Circulation

Volumn 125, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 2265-2277

  Estep, Jerry D ^a,c   Chang, Su Min ^a   Bhimaraj, Arvind ^a   Torre Amione, Guillermo ^a,b   Zoghbi, William A ^a   Nagueh, Sherif F ^a  

^a Department of Cardiology   (United States)

^b Hospital San Jose Tec de Monterrey   (Mexico)

^c HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIAC IMAGING TECHNIQUES; HEART; HEART VENTRICLES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; ORGAN SIZE;

EID: 84860726241     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.040238     Document Type: Article

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