The right heart failure dilemma in the era of left ventricular assist devices

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 134-135

  Kormos, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BIVENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS EQUIPMENT; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; INTRAAORTIC BALLOON PUMP; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LUNG CONGESTION; LUNG RESISTANCE; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MORTALITY; NOTE; ORGAN PERFUSION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 84893391241     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.12.019     Document Type: Editorial

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