The ABCs of left ventricular assist device echocardiography: A systematic approach

European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 885-899

  Ammar, Khawaja A ^a   Umland, Matt M ^a   Kramer, Christopher ^a   Sulemanjee, Nasir ^a   Jan, M Fuad ^a   Khandheria, Bijoy K ^b   Seward, James B ^a   Paterick, Timothy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridge to transplantation; Destination therapy; Echocardiography pre and post implant; HeartMate 2; Left ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTERY BYPASS; CANNULA; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIA; HYPOXEMIA; KIDNEY ISCHEMIA; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LUNG EMBOLISM; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PATIENT CARE; PERIPHERAL ISCHEMIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUMP; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOLOGIST; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; THROMBOSIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; HEART ATRIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 84867518063     PISSN: 20472404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jes090     Document Type: Review

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