Histologic analysis of clots in explanted axial continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 616-618

  Prasad, Sunil M ^a   Robertson, Jason O ^a   Itoh, Akinobu ^a   Joseph, Susan M ^a   Silvestry, Scott C ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CONTINUOUS FLOW LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; EXPLANT; HEART ARREST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LETTER; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOSIS; ADVERSE EFFECTS; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; PATHOLOGY; PROSTHESIS;

HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84927968993     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2014.11.020     Document Type: Letter

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