Minimally invasive left ventricular assist device explantation after cardiac recovery: Surgical technical considerations

Artificial Organs

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 507-510

  Schmitto, Jan D ^a   Rojas, Sebastian V ^a   Hanke, Jasmin S ^a   Avsar, Murat ^a   Haverich, Axel ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Explantation; HeartWare; Left ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; SURGERY;

CARDIAC RECOVERY; EXPLANTATION; HEARTWARE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT SAFETY; STERNOTOMY;

LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; DEVICE REMOVAL; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; THORACOTOMY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROSTHESIS; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; DEVICE REMOVAL; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84901930005     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aor.12201     Document Type: Article

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