Ventricular arrhythmias in patients with implanted ventricular assist devices: A contemporary review

Europace

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-17

  Shirazi, Jonathan T ^a   Lopshire, John C ^a   Gradus Pizlo, Irmina ^a   Hadi, Mohammed A ^a   Wozniak, Thomas C ^b   Malik, Adnan S ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IU Health Cardiovascular Surgeons   (United States)

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure; Left ventricular assist device; Ventricular fibrillation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; SODIUM CALCIUM EXCHANGE PROTEIN;

BLEEDING; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; INFECTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 84871186954     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eus364     Document Type: Review

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