Impact of long term left ventricular assist device therapy on donor allocation in cardiac transplantation

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 188-195

  Uriel, Nir ^a   Jorde, Ulrich P ^a   Woo Pak, Sang ^b   Jiang, Jeff ^a   Clerkin, Kevin ^a   Takayama, Hiroo ^b   Naka, Yoshifumi ^b   Christian Schulze, P ^a   Mancini, Donna M ^a  

^a Division of Cardiology   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac donor; heart transplantation; left ventricular assist device (LVAD); organ allocation; UNOS classification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLEEDING; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEVICE FAILURE; DEVICE INFECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY ARRHYTHMIA; THROMBOEMBOLISM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84872861790     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2012.11.010     Document Type: Article

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