How to face emergencies in heart failure patients with ventricular assist device

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 5143-5148

  Pistono, Massimo ^a   Corrà, Ugo ^a   Gnemmi, Marco ^a   Imparato, Alessandro ^a   Temporelli, Pier Luigi ^a   Tarro Genta, Franco ^a   Giannuzzi, Pantaleo ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emergency; Heart failure; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; NITRATE;

CARDIOLOGIST; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DEFIBRILLATION; DEVICE THERAPY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; HEART ARREST; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

EMERGENCY; HEART FAILURE; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84887155281     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.08.003     Document Type: Review

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