Thrombus formation patterns in heartmate II continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices: A multifactorial phenomenon involving kounis syndrome?

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 369-371

  Kounis, Nicholas G ^a   Soufras, George D ^a   Davlouros, Periklis ^b   Tsigkas, Grigorios ^b   Hahalis, George ^b  

^a Patras Highest Institute of Education and Technology   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Heartmate II; Hypersensitivity; Kounis syndrome; Metallic cardiac devices

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES; METAL IONS; PROTEINS; STRESSES; TITANIUM;

ALLERGIC CONTACT DERMATITIS; BIOLOGICALLY INERT; HEARTMATE II; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFLAMMATORY MEDIATORS; KOUNIS SYNDROME; METALLIC CARDIAC DEVICES; TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVES;

BLOOD VESSELS;

TITANIUM;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; SYNDROME; THROMBOSIS;

HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; SYNDROME; THROMBOSIS; TITANIUM;

EID: 84905819579     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: 1538943X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000000081     Document Type: Review

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