Successful implantation of HeartWare HVAD left ventricular assist device with concomitant ascending and sinus of valsalva aneurysms repair

Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 204-206

  Takeda, Koji ^a   Ahmad, Umraan ^a   Malaisrie, Sukit Chris ^a   Lee, Richard ^a   McCarthy, Patrick M ^a   McGee Jr , Edwin C ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm; Repair; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; AORTA SINUS ANEURYSM; AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; END TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AORTIC ANEURYSM; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; SINUS OF VALSALVA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864652630     PISSN: 14347229     EISSN: 16190904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10047-012-0628-6     Document Type: Article

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