Development of aortic insufficiency in patients supported with continuous flow left ventricular assist devices

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 326-329

  Soleimani, Behzad ^a   Haouzi, Annick ^a   Manoskey, Angela ^a   Stephenson, Edward R ^a   El Banayosy, Aly ^a   Pae, Walter E ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS FLOWS; DESTINATION THERAPY; PUMP PERFORMANCE;

BLOOD VESSELS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; CARDIOLOGY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84863503715     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0b013e318251cfff     Document Type: Article

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