Hematologic markers better predict left ventricular assist device thrombosis than echocardiographic or pump parameters

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 414-418

  Bartoli, Carlo R ^a   Ghotra, Amaninderapal S ^b   Pachika, Ajay R ^b   Birks, Emma J ^b   McCants, Kelly C ^b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

heart failure; left ventricular assist device; mechanical circulatory support; thrombosis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CREATININE; D DIMER; HEMOGLOBIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE THROMBOSIS; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOSIS; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BLOOD; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84906326682     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: 14391902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1376891     Document Type: Article

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