Principles of HeartMate II implantation to avoid pump malposition and migration

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 296-299

  Adamson, Robert M ^a   Mangi, Abeel A ^b   Kormos, Robert L ^d   Farrar, David J ^c   Dembitsky, Walter P ^a  

^a SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c THORATEC CORPORATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; COMPRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; PUMP MALPOSITION; PUMP MIGRATION; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CATHETER; CATHETERIZATION; DEVICE FAILURE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE; PROCEDURES; THROMBOSIS;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETERIZATION; CATHETERS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84924158127     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12478     Document Type: Article

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