Pediatric ventricular assist device use as a bridge to transplantation does not affect long-term quality of life

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1334-1343

  Ezon, David S ^a   Khan, Muhammad S ^a   Adachi, Iki ^a   Jeewa, Aamir ^a   Morris, Shaine A ^a   Nagy, Celeste Z ^a   Morales, David L S ^a   Heinle, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRIDGE TO TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84896548925     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.10.007     Document Type: Article

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