Cryoablation during left ventricular assist device implantation reduces postoperative ventricular tachyarrhythmias

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 145, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1207-1213

  Mulloy, Daniel P ^a   Bhamidipati, Castigliano M ^a   Stone, Matthew L ^a   Ailawadi, Gorav ^a   Bergin, James D ^a   Mahapatra, Srijoy ^a   Kern, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOABLATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CRYOSURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84876415282     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.061     Document Type: Article

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