Longitudinal left ventricular structural and functional imaging during full support with continuous-flow ventricular assist devices: A retrospective, preliminary analysis

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1311-1313

  Ambardekar, Amrut V ^a   Dorosz, Jennifer L ^a   Cleveland Jr , Joseph C ^b   Lindenfeld, Joann ^a   Buttrick, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTOLE;

CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84870509157     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2012.09.004     Document Type: Letter

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