Ramping up evidence-based ventricular assist device care

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 60, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 1776-1777

  Rogers, Joseph G ^a   Milano, Carmelo A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

device thrombosis; left ventricular assist device; left ventricular end diastolic diameter; ramp test

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSENSUS; CONTINUOUS FLOW LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DEATH; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MORTALITY; NOTE; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84867854716     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.08.978     Document Type: Editorial

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