Renal failure following ventricular assist device placement

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 59, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 2220-

  Rajagopalan, Navin ^a   Hoopes, Charles W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84861901986     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.01.062     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Hasin T, Topilsky Y, Schirger JA, et al. Changes in renal function after implantation of continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012;59:26-36.
2. Lietz K, Miller LW. Patient selection for left-ventricular assist devices. Curr Opin Cardiol 2009;24:246-51.