Initial experience with routine less invasive implantation of HeartMate II left ventricular assist device without median sternotomy

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 985-990

  Anyanwu, Anelechi C ^a   Itagaki, Shinobu ^a   Pinney, Sean ^b   Adams, David H ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Left ventricular assist device; Minimally invasive surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANNULA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADVERSE EFFECTS; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART SURGERY; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES;

AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STERNOTOMY;

EID: 84924023593     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezu044     Document Type: Article

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