Sex-specific outcomes in patients receiving continuous-flow left ventricular devices as a bridge to transplantation or destination therapy

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 199-206

  Tsiouris, Athanasios ^a   Morgan, Jeffrey A ^a   Nemeh, Hassan W ^a   Hodari, Arielle ^a   Brewer, Robert J ^a   Paone, Gaetano ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Female; Gender; Left ventricular assist device; LVAD; Male; Outcomes; Sex

Indexed keywords

LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES;

FEMALE; GENDER; LVAD; MALE; OUTCOMES; SEX;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HEART INDEX; HEART OUTPUT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84896384160     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: 1538943X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000000048     Document Type: Article

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