Left ventricular assist devices as a bridge to cardiac transplantation

Journal of Thoracic Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1110-1119

  Holley, Christopher T ^a   Harvey, Laura ^a   John, Ranjit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridge to transplant (BTT); Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD); Mechanical circulatory support (MCS)

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CONTINUOUS FLOW LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; DEVICE INFECTION; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; THORACOTOMY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907011034     PISSN: 20721439     EISSN: 20776624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.06.46     Document Type: Review

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