Mechanically induced ventricular tachycardia by the heartware ventricular assist device

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 124-126

  Yildirim, Yalin ^a   Pecha, Simon ^a   Reichenspurner, Hermann ^a   Deuse, Tobias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

arrhythmia; bridge to recovery; LVAD

Indexed keywords

ARRHYTHMIA; BRIDGE-TO-RECOVERY; CIRCULATORY SUPPORT; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE (LVAD); LVAD; MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES;

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIZZINESS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; REOPERATION; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 84891885758     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: 1538943X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000000019     Document Type: Article

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