Analysis of aortic valve commissural fusion after support with continuous-flow left ventricular assist device

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 616-624

  Martina, Jerson R ^a   Schipper, Marguerite E I ^a   De Jonge, Nicolaas ^a   Ramjankhan, Faiz ^a   De Weger, Roel A ^a   Lahpor, Jaap R ^a   Vink, Aryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; Aortic valve; Rotary blood pump

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTIC VALVE COMMISSURAL FUSION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTINUOUS FLOW LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

AORTIC STENOSIS; AORTIC VALVE; ROTARY BLOOD PUMP;

ADULT; AGED; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; AUTOPSY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884991217     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivt263     Document Type: Article

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