Long-term biventricular support with rotary blood pumps: Prospects and pitfalls

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 203-208

  Westaby, Stephen ^a   Frazier, O Howard ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biventricular; Heart failure; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PUMP; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; EDITORIAL; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RIGHT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; SURVIVAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRICUSPID VALVE; VENOUS PRESSURE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; CIRCULATION; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSTHESIS; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

BLOOD CIRCULATION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICES; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; TRICUSPID VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 84871257148     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs256     Document Type: Editorial

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