Right ventricular failure after LVAD implantation: Prevention and treatment

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Anaesthesiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 217-229

  Meineri, Massimiliano ^a   Van Rensburg, Adriaan E ^a   Vegas, Annette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

*ventricular function, left; *ventricular function, right; haemodynamics; heart Failure physiopathology ; heart assist devices *adverse effects; right *aetiology physiopathology therapy; risk assessment; risk factors; therapy; treatment outcome; ventricular dysfunction

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; INOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTINUOUS HEMODIALYSIS; DIURESIS; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART PRELOAD; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84865227033     PISSN: 15216896     EISSN: 1532169X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpa.2012.03.006     Document Type: Review

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