Improved Survival in Patients with Continuous-Flow Ventricular Assist Device for Bridge to Heart Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2017-2018

  Ono, M ^a   Nishimura, T ^a   Kinoshita, O ^a   Shiga, T ^a   Kinugawa, K ^a   Nagai, R ^a   Kyo, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTINUOUS FLOW LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; DRIVELINE INFECTION; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; SURVIVAL;

HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84888045608     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: 18732623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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