Ventricular assist device thrombosis following recovery of left ventricular function

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 243-245

  Sifain, Andrew R ^a   Schwarz, Karl Q ^a   Hallinan, William ^a   Massey, H Todd ^a   Alexis, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Left ventricular recovery; Peripartum cardiomyopathy; Ventricular assist device; Ventricular assist device thrombosis

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; PATIENT TREATMENT; RECOVERY;

AORTIC VALVES; FLOWTHROUGH; HEART FAILURE; LEFT VENTRICULAR; LEFT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION; LV FUNCTION; PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

BLOOD VESSELS;

ADULT; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; CANNULA; CASE REPORT; DIASTOLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXPLANT; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; SYSTOLE; THROMBOSIS; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE DYSFUNCTION; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; PULSATILE FLOW; THROMBOSIS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84896396078     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: 1538943X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000000036     Document Type: Article

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